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AR9285 wireless laptop card upgrade to wifi6?

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  • 02-02-2020 5:03pm
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    HPMan
    Registered Users Posts: 142 ✭✭


    Hi all,

    i have an AR9285 wireless card in two of my laptops and want to upgrade to an intel wifi6 card. Is this possible?

    any pointers welcome

    Regards


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    Inquitus
    Registered Users Posts: 13,753 ✭✭✭✭Inquitus


    If the card is an addon card which it likely is, and not part of the motherboard pcb, then you should be able to change it, it will depend on how easy it is to access on your particular laptop and how much disassembly is required.


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    CoBo55
    Registered Users Posts: 9,001 ✭✭✭CoBo55


    What make are they? I needed a specific make of card for my Lenovo just to get 5ghz


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    HPMan
    Registered Users Posts: 142 ✭✭HPMan


    One laptop is a Toshiba Satellite Pro A300 running Windows 10 v1809 , second is an ASUS K93S running Windows 10 v1909 and a 3rd one is a HP 15-bs-162sa with an Intel 3168NGW wireless card running Windows 10 v1909.


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    CoBo55
    Registered Users Posts: 9,001 ✭✭✭CoBo55


    I was scrapping a laptop with a 5ghz card and after much cursing and fiddling put it into the Lenovo only to be greeted with a black screen with some message about unrecognised hardware... Had to put in the original until I found a compatible card, on AliExpress of all places!!


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