WIFI Card Support for HP Pavilion G6 - 2136tx ( 2012 Model)

[Vivek_007]

Hi Team,

Please  share the information on the supported WIFI card for " HP Pavilion g6 Notebook PC (2136tx)".

As the current WIFI card - Broadcom is showing link speed of - link speed (Receive/Transmit) 144/72 Mbps  and getting speed only of 45-48Mps.

Also confirm if there is Whitelist for this model as well?

I tried  below WIFI card , but it was not working as expected - it was showing manual configuration mode  that automatic and it was hardly getting enabled and speed was reduced to 48-49 Mbps.  ( Having 300Mbps connection internet) and  speed of the card however in system settings was showing  link speed (Receive/Transmit) 144/144 Mbps capability.

Intel Centrino 2230 Mini PCI Express Bluetooth 4.0 2230BNHMW IEEE 802.11n Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Combo Adapter 300 Mbps

Device details

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Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion g6 Notebook PC (2136tx)

Broadcom BCM4313GN 802.11b/g/n 1x1 Wireless Network Adapter

North Bridge:  Intel Sandy Bridge-MB IMC

South Bridge : Intel Panther Point HM76

Product No : B9K65PA#ACJ

System Board : 1840 56.32

System Memory : 8GB

Processor : Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2350M CPU @ 2.30GHz

BIOS Version: Insyde F.27, 07-09-2016

SMBIOSBIOSVersion : F.27
Manufacturer : Insyde
Name : InsydeH2O Version 03.72.32F.27
Version : HPQOEM - 1

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WIFI Card Info installed ( Default):

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Interface name: Wi-Fi 2

Driver : Broadcom 802.11n Network Adapter
Vendor : Broadcom
Provider : Broadcom
Date : 04-09-2014
Version : 6.34.223.5
INF file : oem18.inf
Type : Native Wi-Fi Driver
Radio types supported : 802.11n 802.11g 802.11b
FIPS 140-2 mode supported : Yes
802.11w Management Frame Protection supported : Yes
Hosted network supported : Yes

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Thank you.

Regards,

Vivek

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi, Vivek:

No one can say for sure if your notebook has a BIOS whitelist or not.

HP didn't release that information.

I know the g6-2200 and 2300's don't have a whitelist because others have upgraded the wifi cards in those models.

You can try the dual band Broadcom card and see if it works...

Broadcom BCM943228HMB 802.11abgn 2×2 Wi-Fi Adapter, Broadcom Bluetooth4.0 Adapter   HP part # 730668-001

300 MBPS max throughput on the 5.0 GHz wifi band with a dual band N or AC router.

You should be able to find the card on eBay.

Search by the HP part number, not the model of the wifi card.

Broadcom also has a dual band AC model of the card.  It is usually more expensive though.

Broadcom BCM4352 802.11ac 2x2 Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 4.0 combo   HP part # 724935-001

867 MBPS max throughput on the 5.0 GHz wifi band with an AC router.

[Vivek_007]

Hi Paul,

Thanks for your quick update to the query , but unfortunately both part don't seems to be available currently.

second one is quire expensive for the older laptop.

are there other alternatives?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

You can experiment with this alternative...You should be able to find it on eBay.  There are Chinese sellers that ship to India.

Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 802.11 ac 2x2 WiFi + BT 4.0    HP Part # 710661-001

If you don't get an unsupported wifi adapter message from the BIOS, but the card doesn't show up in the device manager, or shows up but doesn't work, you may have to mask some contacts.

Watch this video...

Intel 7260 Wifi/Bluetooth Card Fix - YouTube

[Vivek_007]

Thank you Paul. Appreciate your quick help .

Will get back to you , hope it  fixes the issue.

Or else I can use the External  - TP-Link AC1300 USB WIFI Adapter (Archer T3U)

Thank you!.

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Anytime.

Glad to have been of assistance.

Yes, using a USB wifi adapter is a sure way of knowing it will work.

[Vivek_007]

Hi Paul,

I have tested it with USB adaptor and working perfectly fine.

I m getting almost 280Mbps speed of the current 300Mbps connection.

Thank you.

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

Glad the USB adapter works better for you than the internal card.