upgrading wifi network adapter to 802.11be

[vaughn36]

I would like to remove my internal wifi network adapter and change it out to a 802.11be capable (wifi 7) adapter.  Is the current adapter removable or is it soldered in?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

The Wi-Fi card is removable but if your notebook has the Realtek Wi-Fi 6 RTL8852BE-VS, then your notebook only comes with one antenna wire and the Intel BE200 Wi-Fi 7 card would need two antenna wires in order to work properly.

The Realtek Wi-Fi 6 RTL8852BE and the Mediatek MT7902 Wi-Fi adapters should have two antenna wires connected to them, so you would be able to do a direct swap.

Below is the link to the service manual:

Maintenance and Service Guide

There is no guarantee the Intel 200 BE will work but this would be the part number/SPS number I recommend you try:

Intel BE200 M.2 2230 Wi-Fi 7 + Bluetooth 5.4 non-vPro WW WLAN module   HP part # N39883-005.

[vaughn36]

it is a REALTEK RTL8851BE Wifi 6 802.11ax PCIe Adapter

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Looking at this eBay listing that card would only need to have one antenna wire connected to it in order to work properly.

N64427-001 RTL8851BE OEM HP WIRELESS CARD 15-FD 15-FD0081WM (CB75) | eBay

[vaughn36]

THAT IS THE CARD I CURRENTLY HAVE, I WANT TO M OVE UP TO WIFI 7 802.11be

[Paul_Tikkanen]

I KNOW THAT'S THE CARD YOUR NOTEBOOK CURRENTLY HAS, and I wrote that the RTL8851BE card only needs ONE antenna wire to work, which means that your notebook only HAS one antenna wire, not two.

The INTEL BE200 WIFI 7 adapter requires TWO (02) antenna wires to be connected to it in order to work properly.

In order to install the Intel BE200, you would have to order and install the dual antenna kit listed in chapter 3 of the service manual and completely disassemble the notebook including the display bezel to properly install the antennas.