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‎10-15-2022 01:06 AM

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Product: HP Pavilion Notebook - 17-g015dx (ENERGY STAR)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

The laptop has a Realtek RTL8723BE/RTL8188EE 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN card in it.  I'd like to upgrade to a card with 5Mhz.  Is that possible?  In other words can the computer use 5Mhz wifi after it's installed (and drivers of course.)  If so, any suggestions for brand and/or part number?  Thanks!

 

KJF

 

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‎10-15-2022 07:27 AM

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Hi:

 

I believe that your notebook only has one antenna wire connected to the Realtek RTL8188EE 802.11b/g/n 1x1 Wi-Fi adapter it comes with.

 

There is only one model dual band Wi-Fi adapter that will work correctly with one antenna wire and that is this one:

 

Realtek RTL8821CE 802.11 ac 1x1 Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 4.2 Combo Adapter (MU-MIMO supported) HP part # L17365-005.

 

The card has a maximum throughput of 433 MBPS on the 5.0 GHz Wi-Fi band with an AC router and an excellent signal.

 

You can find this model on eBay, or Ali Express. 

 

I see some Intel 3165 cards listed on the eBay listings, so don't buy those.

 

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=L17365-005&_sacat=0&_sop=15

 

RTL8821CE - Buy RTL8821CE with free shipping on AliExpress

 

On the Ali Express listings, make sure the card has the HP Part # of 915620-001.

 

Below is the link to the service manual where you can find the Wi-Fi card removal and replacement procedure.

 

c04655191.pdf (hp.com)

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‎10-15-2022 07:27 AM

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Hi:

 

I believe that your notebook only has one antenna wire connected to the Realtek RTL8188EE 802.11b/g/n 1x1 Wi-Fi adapter it comes with.

 

There is only one model dual band Wi-Fi adapter that will work correctly with one antenna wire and that is this one:

 

Realtek RTL8821CE 802.11 ac 1x1 Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 4.2 Combo Adapter (MU-MIMO supported) HP part # L17365-005.

 

The card has a maximum throughput of 433 MBPS on the 5.0 GHz Wi-Fi band with an AC router and an excellent signal.

 

You can find this model on eBay, or Ali Express. 

 

I see some Intel 3165 cards listed on the eBay listings, so don't buy those.

 

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=L17365-005&_sacat=0&_sop=15

 

RTL8821CE - Buy RTL8821CE with free shipping on AliExpress

 

On the Ali Express listings, make sure the card has the HP Part # of 915620-001.

 

Below is the link to the service manual where you can find the Wi-Fi card removal and replacement procedure.

 

c04655191.pdf (hp.com)

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‎10-15-2022 11:56 AM

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This is great. Thank you very much!

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‎10-15-2022 11:58 AM

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You're very welcome.

 

Here are the links to the latest wifi and bluetooth drivers for that model card:

 

Wifi:

 

https://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp142001-142500/sp142005.exe 

 

Bluetooth:

 

https://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp136501-137000/sp136892.exe 

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