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    HP Pavilion DV4 WiFi Bios lock?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by daniel_leavitt2000, Nov 20, 2008.

  1. daniel_leavitt2000

    daniel_leavitt2000 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I know there is a BIOS lock on most HP laptops. Only a few mini-PCI express cards are whitelisted. Is this still the case?

    I got a mid-level HP Pavilion DV4-11xx series at Best buy. The computer has a T5800 Core 2 processor and a GM45 chipset. The laptop came with only a 802.11g card. Does HP still bios lock the mini-pci cards?

    There are several mini-PCI express cards that suposedly work with HP computers on e-bay. Does anyone have any recommendations?

    The three cars that appear most often is an Intel 5300, one based on an Atheros chopset and one based on a Broadcom chipset.

    All of these are probably build by third parties in China (they are sold in eBay origonating from China).

    While I would like to use the Intel 5300 series, I don't want to start stringing a new antenna around in the case. The other two use only two antennas.
     
    daniel_leavitt2000, Nov 20, 2008
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    I dont belive there is. Ive replaced the WLAN card on a dv6500t w/o any probs.

    HERE is a 5300 for $31
     
    ahl395, Nov 20, 2008
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