Found a Non BIOS fix to get 5ghz Wifi N on newer HP Laptops

[j3500]

Hey guys, I have been posting on this site hoping to get a modded BIOS so that I could install an Intel Wifi Card to access my 5Ghz network. So far all attempts have been failures

Until I came across the following Link
http://forum.notebookreview.com/hp-pavil...v7tqe.html

I purchased the specific RALINK wifi card in that thread..and it works..on stock HP bios. Yes its not as great as an intel chip but its far less risky than a BIOS mod. I bought the card directly from HP parts store and cost me about $45 with shipping. I am currently online on my 5ghz network.

Read that thread for more information on which BIOS versions are confirmed to work with that card.

If someone can get the HP part number for the Intel 6230 wifi and give that a shot to see if it has the same effect?

The latest BIOSes are tough to mod and the admins here havent had much luck. Save yourself the headache and just get the RALINK. Ohh and the ralink card has blue tooth as well. FYI I have a Dv6-6b51nr quad core sandy bridge computer bios is F.16

enjoy

[Mushishi]

Well if you see in the service manual for your laptop ( http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c03015537.pdf ) you can see there is also other cards then just the Ralink card.

Look at page 59

The number in the end are the HP Part numbers.

For all models (AMD and Intel)
Atheros 9485GN 802.11b/g/n 1×1 WiFi and 3012 Bluetooth 4.0 Combo Adapter 655795-001
Broadcom 4313 802.11b/g/n 1×1 WiFi and 2070 Bluetooth 2.1+EDR Combo Adapter (Bluetooth 3.0+HS ready) 600370-001
Broadcom 4313GN 802.11b/g/n 1×1 WiFi and 20702 Bluetooth 4.0 Combo Adapter 657325-001
Ralink 5390GN 802.11b/g/n 1×1 WiFi Adapter 630703-001
Realtek RTL8191SE 802.11b/g/n 1×1 WiFi Adapter 640926-001

For the AMD models only:
Atheros AR8002WB-1NGB 802.11b/g/n 1×1 WiFi and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR Combo Adapter
(BT3.0+HS ready)
593127-001
For use only with computer models equipped with an Intel processor:
Broadcom 4313 802.11b/g/n 1×1 WiFi Adapter 593836-001
Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6230 WLAN module 631956-001
Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1000 WLAN module 593530-001
Intel Centrino Wireless-N + WiMAX 6150 WLAN module 633817-001
Ralink RT3090BC4 802.11b/g/n 1×1 WiFi and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR Combo Adapter (Bluetooth 3.0+HS ready) 630705-001

[favas0]

Hey guys, I have been posting on this site hoping to get a modded BIOS so that I could install an Intel Wifi Card to access my 5Ghz network. So far all attempts have been failures

Until I came across the following Link
http://forum.notebookreview.com/hp-pavil...v7tqe.html

I purchased the specific RALINK wifi card in that thread..and it works..on stock HP bios. Yes its not as great as an intel chip but its far less risky than a BIOS mod. I bought the card directly from HP parts store and cost me about $45 with shipping. I am currently online on my 5ghz network.

Read that thread for more information on which BIOS versions are confirmed to work with that card.

If someone can get the HP part number for the Intel 6230 wifi and give that a shot to see if it has the same effect?

The latest BIOSes are tough to mod and the admins here havent had much luck. Save yourself the headache and just get the RALINK. Ohh and the ralink card has blue tooth as well. FYI I have a Dv6-6b51nr quad core sandy bridge computer bios is F.16

enjoy

Can you state which HP laptop model do you have ?