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    HP Wireless LAN Card

    Discussion in 'HP' started by A.J, Feb 24, 2008.

  1. A.J

    A.J Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey,

    Just a quick question. I was wondering if it is possible to change or replace the existing network card in my HP Pavilion Dv6000 ?

    Thanks :cool:
     
    A.J, Feb 24, 2008
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    As a rule, not without hacking the BIOS to kill the whitelist HP uses to block unapproved cards. They swear the FCC made them do it even though no one else does.
     
    brianstretch, Feb 24, 2008
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  3. A.J

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    I see, how about technically ?.. Is it hard to replace ?
     
    A.J, Feb 24, 2008
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    Technically, should be easy. Flip it over and take off the plate for your ram. Look for the icons. Move the two clips away from the card and it should pop up. Pop off the antenna wires. Reverse all of this with your new card. Install drivers if necessary.
     
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  5. A.J

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    Are you sure, cuz i heard somewhere it is welded in ?
     
    A.J, Feb 24, 2008
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    it's not welded in...held in by 2 screws under the plate that houses the memory also. takes about 2-5 minutes.
     
    Tib30015, Feb 24, 2008
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    Where can i find this "list" of approved cards by HP so i dont end up getting the wrong card. Is the Intel 2200 Good ? Any suggestions ?


    Thanks
     
    A.J, Feb 25, 2008
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  8. A.J

    A.J Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have an older HP notebook intel centrino with XP. It has the intel 2200 card. I tried looking under the RAM plate but its not like the Dv6000. Is it possible to remove the card from one notebook and place it in the other ?
     
    A.J, Feb 25, 2008
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    ok forget the last post, i just found the wireless card in the old notebook its an intel 2200 but its completely different from the Dv6000. So what are my options now, which network cards are compatible ?
     
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  10. Teraforce

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    What model HP notebook do you have, exactly?


    EDIT: You mentioned you have a dv6000, nevermind. I don't know the answer to your question, sorry.
     
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    The HP service guide for your notebook will have a list of HP part numbers. Those will be safe. There might be one or two that aren't listed but I wouldn't bet on it. Search eBay for whichever part number looks interesting.

    That BIOS whitelist is the one thing that really, really infuriates me about HP. I've refurbished a couple of Dell notebooks lately and you can throw pretty much anything into them. I still lean towards HP though.
     
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  12. A.J

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    Someone told me to try the Dell 1390. Do u know anything about it ?
     
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    Nope. You won't hurt anything by trying an unapproved card though if you happen to have one.
     
    brianstretch, Feb 25, 2008
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    Anyone tried the dell 1390 on the Hp pavilion ?
     
    A.J, Feb 25, 2008
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    Also will there be any difference between these 2 cards ? Performance related i mean. Will one pick up a better signal than the other ?
     
    A.J, Feb 25, 2008
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    Where can i find this information ?
     
    A.J, Feb 26, 2008
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    Okay, i inserted the card (dell 1390). i get "104 unsupported wireless network device detected. remove the device and restart. system halted"

    How can i hack the bios to get it working ?
     
    A.J, Feb 27, 2008
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    Or is there a way to change the ID of the card to make it acceptable instead of playing with the bios ?
     
    A.J, Feb 27, 2008
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