HP probook 4520s wifi card 72 Mbs link speed but Windows info shows 600/72Mbs receive/send.

[Mo2024]

Dear

After searching and searching , I came to an article in this forum:

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Wireless-and-Networking/Laptop-doesn-t-see-5ghz-wifi-networks...

First of all thanks for the great explanation.

I hope i can be helped too, to get more out of the wifi card that is now in the laptop (original )

or if you can provide me with a number to buy a wifi card from amazon or ali express , that fits in this laptop , so it can handle 5 Gghz.

at this moment speedtest OOKLA gives me around 45 Mbs download and same (little bit higher ) upload.

the link speed(network card , status) is 72Mbs, as you said in the article that hat is the max speed for 1*1 (antenne? not sure how to understand this).

But the info that Windows mentiones: speed connection receive/send: 600/72 Mbs.

is'nt it strange that my link speed is exaclty the upload speed ?

Anyway, any solution or upgrade number is welcome, so 5Ghz will  be better. I added the device in my devices.

but I upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10 . there are no drivers on HP support for this laptop with Win10. if you know another driver i can try to get more out of 2.4Ghz... .

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

Unfortunately, since your notebook has a BIOS whitelist, it is not possible to install any other model wifi adapter but one of those listed in chapter 3 of your notebook's service manual.

c02046514.pdf (hp.com)

The discussion you found is in regard to a newer model notebook that does not have the BIOS whitelist restriction.

Looking at chapter 3 of the manual, the best model Wi-Fi card that you can install in your notebook is this one.

Intel Centrino Advanced-N6200 802.11 a/b/g/n 2x2    HP part # 572509-001.

The card must have the HP part number on it, or it will not work (which means you can't just buy any Intel 6200 Wi-Fi card you find).

That card has a maximum throughput of 300 MBPS on the 5.0 GHz Wi-Fi band, and 144 MBPS on the 2.4 GHz band.

1 x 1 and 2 x 2 are the number of data streams up or down the card can support.

If you are only seeing a max throughput of 72 MBPS, the card your notebook currently has must be a 1 x1 or 1 x 2 card.  It is always good to let us know exactly what model Wi-Fi card your notebook has so we can check what the max throughput is..

I don't know where you are getting the 600/72 MB/S info from because none of the Wi-Fi cards offered in the model series can perform that well.

To look up what speed the Wi-Fi adapter is actually connecting at (not the download speed which is usually less), go to the Windows control panel, network and internet, network & sharing center.

On the right side of the window click on the wireless connection you see there (access type).

The connection speed is the last item shown just above the signal quality icon.

Depending on the model Wi-Fi adapter installed, the maximum connection speed will be between 72 MBPS and 300 MBPS.

You also have the option of installing a dual band USB Wi-Fi adapter which has no BIOS whitelist restriction.

The smaller dual band AC ones usually offer a max throughput of 433 MBPS.

Those are usually advertised as AC 600.  AC 1200 Wi-Fi adapters normally have double that throughput )867 MBPS).

I'm glad you found the information I posted in that discussion helpful.

[Mo2024]

Thanks for quick reply.

See photo that shows the 600/72 Mbps , OS info:

https://www.dropbox.com/t/MDLoYRDGGCFqSwYa

see link speed as told and yes from the same windos as you explained:

https://www.dropbox.com/t/0HPXtdfkeVdMAQZN

system info tells the network card is a Ralink

Naam [00000002] Ralink RT3090 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter

Adaptertype Ethernet 802.3

Producttype Ralink RT3090 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter

PNP-apparaat-id PCI\VEN_1814&DEV_3090&SUBSYS_1453103C&REV_00\0000995F1D822AE000

Stuurprogramma C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\NETR28X.SYS (5.0.57.0, 2,42 MB (2.537.984 bytes), 7/12/2019 10:07)

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome. 

Unfortunately, I don't know where those numbers are coming from in your first picture, but the second one is what counts, and is in line with the specs of your notebook's Ralink wifi adapter. 

[Mo2024]

from :

clicking at bottom near clock on network icon (wifi or cable) , then click on :

network and internet settings.

This opens the settings windows of Windows 10

you then see the networkstatus the client pc then a line then the private network icon then  a line then the word icon.

under it big buttong properties.

I scroll down then I see there the numbers  

[Paul_Tikkanen]

OK, thanks.

I checked mine and it reports Link Speed: Receive/Transmit of 1081/721 MBPS.

Based on what I am seeing, I have no idea where the Receive speed is coming from, but the transmit speed matches what my network and sharing center speed indicates, and that is the connection speed.

In any event, your notebook's Ralink Wi-Fi adapter cannot run any faster than 72 MBPS and there aren't any newer drivers.

The default W10 driver of 5.0.57.0 was the only one Ralink/Mediatek released for that model Wi-Fi adapter.

[Mo2024]

Dear

I receieved and replaced the wif card. the number matches the part number you gave me.

Finally, 5GHZ is found en after configuring  powermanagement in Windows to high prestations:  speedtest ookla gives me

124,51 Mbs  / 48,77 Mbps.

info in status for the wifi card speedlink is 270 Mbps.

the properties button for the wifi network in windows now shows: 270/270 (Mbps)

So all seems now to match (not like before a difference .. ).

Thanks a lot for the support and solution.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Anytime.

Glad to have been of assistance.

[Mo2024]

Dear

after using the wifi for a while, I was listening ot an webinar , but hears sometimes a kind of elektrich sound here and there.

So after testing, I disabled  wifi and connected the cable, then no issue with sound.

Normally a speed abovee 50Mbs is more then enough to be able to stream even 8 K? hmmm 

Can it be a faulty Wifi card? I believe it's a second hand item.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

Unfortunately, that I do not know.

I wouldn't know why a Wi-Fi card would cause audio interference.

Maybe the card is defective, but that would be a total guess on my part.