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T0Z59PA#ACJ
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Hi,

 

I have 6th Gen i5 Pavilion HP laptop and recently I found that my PC is not showing up 5GHz WiFi. 

I checked my network drivers. It got only 802.11b/g/n and I tried updating my network drivers. Still no luck. 

 

Please help me through this.

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Hi:

 

The parts list for your notebook below, indicates that it comes with a Realtek RTL8723BE 802.11b/g/n 1x1 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 combination WLAN adapter.

 

https://partsurfer.hp.com/Search.aspx?searchText=T0Z59PA

 

That model wifi adapter cannot connect to any 5.0 GHz wifi network.  It can only connect to networks on the 2.4 GHz band.

 

So, there is nothing wrong with the wifi card itself.

 

If you want to upgrade to a dual band card, you can upgrade to this one only...

 

Realtek RTL8821CE 802.11 ac 1x1 WiFi + Bluetooth 4.2 Combo Adapter (MU-MIMO supported) HP part # L17365-005.

 

You can find this model on eBay.

 

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=L17365-005&_sacat=0&_sop=15

The card has the same throughput as the RTL8723BE on the 2.4 GHz wifi band, but on the 5.0 GHz wifi band with an AC router, it has a maximum throughput of 433 MBPS.

 

or you can purchase an external dual band USB wifi adapter.

 

Here is the link to the service manual for your notebook, where you can find the wifi card removal and replacement procedure.

 

http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c04642845

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Hi:

 

The parts list for your notebook below, indicates that it comes with a Realtek RTL8723BE 802.11b/g/n 1x1 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 combination WLAN adapter.

 

https://partsurfer.hp.com/Search.aspx?searchText=T0Z59PA

 

That model wifi adapter cannot connect to any 5.0 GHz wifi network.  It can only connect to networks on the 2.4 GHz band.

 

So, there is nothing wrong with the wifi card itself.

 

If you want to upgrade to a dual band card, you can upgrade to this one only...

 

Realtek RTL8821CE 802.11 ac 1x1 WiFi + Bluetooth 4.2 Combo Adapter (MU-MIMO supported) HP part # L17365-005.

 

You can find this model on eBay.

 

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=L17365-005&_sacat=0&_sop=15

The card has the same throughput as the RTL8723BE on the 2.4 GHz wifi band, but on the 5.0 GHz wifi band with an AC router, it has a maximum throughput of 433 MBPS.

 

or you can purchase an external dual band USB wifi adapter.

 

Here is the link to the service manual for your notebook, where you can find the wifi card removal and replacement procedure.

 

http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c04642845

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Thank you Paul.

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You're very welcome.

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