Change to Wi-Fi 7 card in HP EliteBook 830 G7?

[Joniels]

Hi,

I recently upgraded my home network to a TP-link Deco BE85 Wi-Fi 7 router and I have a solid 10/10 GB/s fiber connection.

Is there any way to replace my current Wi-Fi 6 network card for a new one with support for Wi-Fi 7?

My laptop:

System Model: HP EliteBook 830 G7 Notebook PC

Product: 1J5U1EA#AK8

Device Manager says "Intel(R) Wi-Fi 6 AX201 160MHz"

Is there already new HP compatible Wi-Fi 7 cards out? What´s the SKUs?

Thanks!

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

Unfortunately, I can't find any yet.  I checked to see what models were offered in the newest HP business notebooks available such as the 860 G10.

The newest card that would probably work in your notebook is the AX210 Wi-Fi 6E model.

I only have the part number for the non-vPro version.

Intel AX210 Wi-Fi 6E 2x2 AX + Bluetooth 5.2 M.2 2230 non-vPro   HP part # M27269-005

[Joniels]

Seems like Intel have released new ones (BE200 and BE202) Q3 2023:

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/230078/intel-wifi-7-be200/specifications.html

Also some discussions on Reddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/framework/comments/184kzhu/update_on_intel_be200_wifi_statement_from/

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Well, if you can pick up a BE200 for a reasonable price and one that is the M.2 2230 form factor, maybe it will work.

I see them going for around $30 - $40 USD.

Amazon.com: New Wi-Fi 7 Intel BE200 Bluetooth 5.4 WiFi Card BE200NGW 2.4/5/ 6 GHz 5.8 Gbps for Windo...

It doesn't appear to be a CNVI card like your notebook has, so that is good.

[Joniels]

I swapped the network and used the drivers that Intel provided. The wifi works as expected, unfortunately the BT won´t work.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

That's unfortunate.

I was hoping everything would work completely.

[Joniels · Accepted solution]

I was able to install the BT drivers and now both Wifi 7 and BT works well.

[Ando6]

What were your steps for making this work? I have installed the same card but the laptop won't detect it at all.

[Joniels]

Which laptop model do you have?

If it´s correctly mounted it should be seen as an 'Unknown device' in Windows.

[tihiandrew]

Perfect. I will try to upgrade mine also