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01-30-2016 05:57 PM
It seems there are mods you can do to the bios to remove the whitelist, which I may consider. But if here's a card that'll just fit and work, then happy days. Failing that, can anyone provide me with a general email adress? As he HP one asks for the model number and when I enter "cq58" it says there's lots of models with that letters and numbers. I'm going round in circles. The only thing I have managed to find it, is what memory upgrades I can do thru the crucial memory scanner.
01-31-2016 06:23 AM
It will really help to have the model number. Open the battery compartment and look in there or follow these instructions:
http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c00033108
I think this may be your Service Manual:
See p. 19 for a list of compatible wireless cards. It has to be not only the correct type of card but also an HP Part number piece. That is the result of the whitelist. You can try to find modded BIOS or try to modify the BIOS, but good luck.
This is probably the best "stock" wireless card:
Atheros HB125 802.11b/g/n 1×1 WLAN module 675794-001
That is assuming you do not have Bluetooth. This one has BT built in:
Atheros AR9565 802.11b/g/n 1×1 WiFi + BT4.0 Combo Adapter 690019-001
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