Is it possible to upgrade the wifi to 6 or 6e in a laptop with only pcie card HP Notebook - 15-ac082

[pjamal]

I want to upgrade the wifi of my old hp laptop HP Notebook - 15-ac082tu to either wifi 6 or wilfi 6e. It is having only a pcie slot for network card. Current one is braoadcom which is having detection problem. Can anyone suggest a compatable card  with good speed and detectability. My system is having i3 4th gen processor and windows 10 64 bit OS. Thank you in advance. 

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

Unfortunately, that would not be possible.

The best and only card you can upgrade to is Wi-Fi 5:

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.

HP Notebook PC (Intel)HP 250 G4 Notebook PCHP 256 G4 Notebook PC Maintenance and Service Guide

[pjamal]

Thank you for providing me the information. The network card Realtek RTL8821CE 802.11 ac 1x1 Wi-Fi recommended by you is available only in m.2 interface with most of the seller. I was not able to get a mini pcie interface for the same. I am now continuing my search to get a pcie interface of the model. 

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

All 15-ac0xx notebooks have M.2 WLAN cards such as the one I posted.

Here's the parts list for your notebook.

HP PartSurfer

As you can see, the Broadcom card you have is of the M.2 form factor.

792608-005

Broadcom BCM43142 802.11 b/g/n 1x1 Wi-Fi and BlueTooth 4.0 M.2 combination WLAN adapter

Your notebook has a BIOS whitelist which restricts many wifi cards from working.

For some reason the RTL8821CE model card works with the whitelist.