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HP Pavilion dv7-6c95dx
Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

Is there any part I can buy to replace my wifi card for one that support 5ghz? 

HP Pavilion dv7-6c95dx

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Your machine was built around 2011 therefore the chance to upgrade to wifi card which supports 5GHz is very slim to none due to the whitelist in BIOS. Please try USB - AC wifi adapter such as

 

  https://www.lifewire.com/top-wi-fi-usb-adapters-2377825

 

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BH
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@Nicolas1910

 

Your machine was built around 2011 therefore the chance to upgrade to wifi card which supports 5GHz is very slim to none due to the whitelist in BIOS. Please try USB - AC wifi adapter such as

 

  https://www.lifewire.com/top-wi-fi-usb-adapters-2377825

 

Regards.

BH
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