Require a Replacement Wifi Adapter for Intel Centrino N-1000 in a HP Pavilion g6-1a50ca Notebook

[wannabee_1]

Product - HP Pavilion g6-1a50ca Notebook

Issue:   May be a coincidence or maybe just a hardware issue ?

Problem:  Intel Centrino N-1000 wifi adapter stopped working after Windows 10 update to 22h2.

Is there a replacement wifi adapter that I can use in my legacy HP Pavilion g6-1a50ca Notebook that will work with Windows 10 ?

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

Unfortunately, there isn't.

Your notebook has a BIOS whitelist which prevents the installation of any other model Wi-Fi adapter other than the one that came with your notebook.

You may have to use a USB dual band Wi-Fi adapter.

I use this one which works on W10, is small, dual band and even has Bluetooth.

USB WiFi Bluetooth Adapter, 600Mbps Dual Band 2.4/5Ghz Wireless Network External Receiver, Mini WiFi...

Your only other option might be to try the latest W10 Wi-Fi driver the Microsoft Update Catalog has for the Intel Centrino 1000 (version:15.11.0.7) if it is newer than the driver Windows has currently installed.

Microsoft Update Catalog

[wannabee_1]

Thanks for your help Paul.   The external wifi adapter from amazon that you recommended worked.  I could not use the Bluetooth feature to connect to my smartphone, but it worked on other devices.

Regards

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome. 

I used the Bluetooth on that adapter to transfer a couple of pictures from my Samsung smartphone to my PC, and it worked fine.