Wireless Adapter

[Cletus1213]

I want to buy and install a new wireless adapter for my HP 15 Notebook and was hoping someone could tell me the best make and model to buy?

[Jeet_singh]

@Cletus1213,

Welcome to the HP Forums 🙂 I would like to take a moment and thank you for using this forum, it is a great place to find answers. For you to have the best experience on the HP forum, you could also visit our HP Forums Guide for First Time Here? Learn How to Post and More. I see from your post that you need information and assistance related to upgrading of Wireless card on your HP Notebook - 15-f387wm . Don't worry I'll do my best to help you with this.

I did go through the Product specifications and found that your PC is shipped with 802.11b/g/n (1x1).

Please go through the Maintenance and Service guide of your notebook and here' you will have the list of parts which are compatible and tested on your PC.

It looks like only these card has been tested with the computer and dual band wireless cards have not been tested by HP. There is no white list as of now for this specific computer.

Please note, these are the parts which are tested on your PC, If you wish to try other parts you can try it at your own discretion, HP Doesn't recommend any upgrade/downgrade of any hardware parts or software that is bundled with the product. It may affect the manufacturer's warranty and performance. 

• You could consult a local Best Buy or Staples technician or any local tech to check if the dual band wireless card is supported by the computer. It should be supported although it has not been tested by HP.
• The best option at your disposal is to go for a USB dual band wireless adapter and that is economical and cost effective. It does the trick for you and can be purchased online or locally for a song.
• Please check this link: http://hp.care/2vbqL8n  which has been marked as an accepted solution by another customer.
• It has another link which gives you information on how dual-band cards work and how to identify them which has been authored by a reputed forum expert and has also been accepted as a solution.
• I have been honest about it by keeping your best interest in mind.

I hope this information helps. Let me know if you need any further assistance. 

Hope this answers your question.

Good luck and keep me posted about the developments. If this helps, please mark this as “Accepted Solution” as it will help several others with the same issue and give the post a Kudos for my efforts to help. Thank you and have a great week ahead. 🙂