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    Anyone know if I can upgrade DV9000 to WifiN?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Paul386, Mar 7, 2010.

  1. Paul386

    Paul386 Notebook Evangelist

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    My roommate has a DV9000 with a wifiG card in it. We live in an apartment complex with 30-40 networks within our range. It is really slowing down our wireless performance because of how crowded the 2.4Ghz frequency is. I am a Thinkpad guy so I don't know how easy it would be, but is there an internal WifiN card for this laptop so we could move to a 5Ghz network?

    Thanks!
     
    Paul386, Mar 7, 2010
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  2. Star Forge

    Star Forge Quaggan's Creed Redux!

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    If I believe, you can upgrade your Wi-Fi card to the Intel 4965AGN. It is Centrino Compliant and works with the dv2000/6000/9000 series.
     
    Star Forge, Mar 7, 2010
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    Make sure the card came from another or is for a HP laptop as HP does use whitelist.
     
    cyber16, Mar 7, 2010
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    oh really? that sucks!
     
    mujjuman, Mar 7, 2010
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