I want to upgrade my wireless card because laptop doesn't support 5G. (Don't want to use DONGOL)

[Syeed_Shovon]

I have this product HP probook 440 G1. I want to upgrade the wireless card as it is not supporting 5G. Can i change the wireless card and able to 5g? I don't want to use dongol for accessing the network. My current specification is after this command `netsh wlan show driver`-

Driver : Mediatek MT7630E 802.11bgn Wi-Fi Adapter
Vendor : MediaTek, Inc.
Provider : Microsoft
Date : 5/18/2015
Version : 5.0.57.1
INF file : netr28x.inf
Type : Native Wi-Fi Driver
Radio types supported : 802.11b 802.11g 802.11n
FIPS 140-2 mode supported : Yes
802.11w Management Frame Protection supported : Yes
Hosted network supported : Yes

[Paul_Tikkanen]

If your notebook has two antenna wires connected to the Mediatek card, you can upgrade to one of the dual band Wi-Fi adapters listed in chapter 3, page 21 of your notebook's service manual:

c03943657.pdf

Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3160 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (1x1) WiFi with Bluetooth 4.0 combo   HP part #710662-001

Intel Dual Band Wireless-N 7260AN 802.11 a/b/g/n 2x2 WiFi + BT4.0    HP part # 717381-001

If it only has one wifi antenna wire, upgrading to a dual band card is not recommended because the wireless signal strength probably will be degraded, so open up your notebook and check to make sure that your notebook has two antenna wires before buying one of the supported dual band cards.

[Syeed_Shovon]

Hello Paul. Thank you for your reply.

I have two wires connected to the card. So maybe I can upgrade the card to get access to 5G wifi right?

I have also uploaded the photo please kindly check it out. Again thanks.

 

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

You're very welcome.

Yes, you should have no problem upgrading the wifi card.

W10 will automatically install the wifi drivers but you will need this Bluetooth driver for either card you select:

Intel Bluetooth Driver 

sp84420.exe 

[Syeed_Shovon]

Thank you for the solution Paul.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Anytime. 

Glad to have been of assistance.