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    HP Pavilion dv7 6163cl Upgrades

    Discussion in 'HP' started by sethkj, Dec 23, 2011.

  1. sethkj

    sethkj Newbie

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    Hi all - I recently bought an HP Pavilion 6163cl from Costco and am wanting to do a few upgrades to it. Is it possible to upgrade the wireless card from G to N? If so, which ones would I need? I'm also wanting to upgrade the optical drive to a blu-ray player. What model or drive would I need to do that. Thanks all in advance for responding. Please do let me know. :)

    Model Number: QD984UA#ABA
     
    sethkj, Dec 23, 2011
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  2. justinkw1

    justinkw1 Notebook Virtuoso

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    The wireless card in the dv7-6163cl should already support 802.11n. Is your router N compatible? If not, you will need to upgrade it.

    For the Blu-Ray player, search for part number 666394-001.
     
    justinkw1, Dec 24, 2011
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