Upgrade wifi/Bluetooth combo card

[Sd70]

Want to upgrade 802.11bgn wifi M.2 adapter  to  802.11ac combo suggest compatible card.

Thanks 

[banhien · Accepted solution]

@Sd70 

The series supported

1. Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165 802.11 ac 1x1 WiFi + BT 4.2 Combo part # 806723-005
2. Realtek RTL8188EE-VJ 802.11b/g/n 1x1 Wi-Fi Adapter part # 857334-855
3. Realtek RTL8723BE 802.11b/g/n 1x1 Wi-Fi + BT4.0 Combo Adapter part # 855106-855
4. Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3168 802.11 ac 1x1 WiFi + BT 4.2 Combo Adapter part # 863934-855

You can use 1 or 4 on the above list. You may be able to use some others but to be sure is to be sure.

Regards.

[Sd70]

Sir, 

       First Thanks for quick reply may u Suggest for wifi 500mbs and bluetooth 5 same compatibility 

Thanks 

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi, @Sd70 

Just know that if you use any of those cards, you will not have Bluetooth.

Your notebook only has one antenna wire connected to the existing wifi card and the Intel cards require two.

If you need Bluetooth, you can upgrade to this model wifi card where the wifi and bluetooth work with one antenna wire....

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, or Ali Express.  I see an Intel card listed as the first one on the eBay listing, so don't buy that one.

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

The card will have the same 72 MBPS throughput as the original wifi card on the 2.4 GHz wifi band, but on the 5.0 GHz wifi band, it will have a max throughput of 433 MBPS when you have an AC router with an excellent wifi signal strength.

[Sd70]

For your information my notebook has 2 antenna two wires connected to card 

[Paul_Tikkanen]

I'm very surprised by that.

Usually there is only one wifi antenna attached to the single band wifi cards in that model series.

The parts list indicates that it only came with a single antenna wire which is why I replied to this post.

HP PartSurfer

854985-001

Single antenna - Includes wireless antenna cable and transceiver

[Sd70]

Actually I upgraded it to ssd in past days with crucial ssd/ 8gb ram, that time seen the card it has 2 antenna socket with two wire attached I think second one for bluetooth 

Thanks 

[Paul_Tikkanen]

That is great news.

That has to be the only model in the series that mistakenly came with two antenna wires on a single band card.

Only the models that came with the Intel AC cards from the factory should have come with two antenna wires.

[Sd70]

You are correct laptop has single antenna wire but card has two socket main (1) and aux(2)  wire from laptop antenna connected to aux in laptop I interchange to 1 to 1 let see if it work or not.Today after little exercise all doubts solved and laptop working after configuration of wlan settings.

For ur information both antenna socket are a part of card can use either of them and not for Bluetooth separate. The socket is HF but card is NGFF my Bluetooth and wifi working but I want upgrade to higher end ac series card .

[Sd70]

 

 

 pictures of my laptop card