RE: Wi-Fi/Bluetooth adapter and SSD drive

[LyCallend]

I recently bought a new laptop for myself (HP Laptop 17-ak0xx), and noticed that it did not have integrated Bluetooth as described. I'd really like to move away from having to use a dongle to access my Bluetooth mouse and other peripherals (ex. headset).

Was wondering if it's possible to install a combination Wi-Fi and Bluetooth combination WLAN adapter and install it myself? If so, what is the best one to purchase? 

Product: HP 17-ak0xx

Product number: 1DK01AAR

OS: Windows 10 Home 64-bit (Version: 18362.535)

ALSO: Does my laptop also have a slot for a solid state drive (SSD). Wanted to give my laptop a bit more hard drive capacity without switching out the current SATA drive inside.

Thanks for any/all who can assist!

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

What model wifi adapter does your PC currently have?

My guess is that since you wrote that it didn't come with Bluetooth, it must have a Realtek RTL8188EE wifi adapter.

If that is what your notebook has, you can upgrade to this dual band AC wifi adapter with Bluetooth...

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

The only place I have been able to find this model is 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 8188EE 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.

Below 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/c05985644

According to chapter 1 of the service manual, under the hard drives section, your notebook has a M.2 slot for a SATA SSD only, not NVMe.