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‎09-01-2017 05:14 PM

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Product: Pavilion DV6 notebook PC
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

I would like to upgrade my DV6 (A3E87AV) laptop wireless adapter card, is an upgrade available?

 

Thank you.

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‎09-01-2017 05:48 PM

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@1slazore

 

From the following information your machine was built long time before mid 2014

 

    https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Audio/HP-Pavilion-dv6-A3E87AV-No-sound/td-p/1892559

 

Therefore the chace to upgrade wifi card is very slim to none due to the whitelist. Please try

 

   https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/c/technology/networking/usb-wi-fi-adapters

   https://www.techhive.com/article/2090556/hardware/tested-we-push-six-802-11ac-wi-fi-usb-adapters-to-...

 

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BH
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‎09-01-2017 05:48 PM

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@1slazore

 

From the following information your machine was built long time before mid 2014

 

    https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Audio/HP-Pavilion-dv6-A3E87AV-No-sound/td-p/1892559

 

Therefore the chace to upgrade wifi card is very slim to none due to the whitelist. Please try

 

   https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/c/technology/networking/usb-wi-fi-adapters

   https://www.techhive.com/article/2090556/hardware/tested-we-push-six-802-11ac-wi-fi-usb-adapters-to-...

 

Regards.

BH
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‎09-02-2017 05:48 AM

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Thank you.

 

I was hoping for an internal adapter upgrade, but it looks like I have to use an external if I want 5Ghz.

 

Thank you again for your help.

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