Hi,
Dell Inspiron 15R SE newbie here so please excuse my dumb questions and comments.
Has anybody successfully replaced the supplied WiFi Card in the 15R SE (Intel Centrino Wireless N – 2230 = dual stream, single band 2.4GHz) with a better real Dual Band Card (Intel Centrino Wireless N-6230 = dual stream, dual band = 2.4GHz + 5GHz)?
Both cards are WiFi + Bluetooth and use two aerials/antennas.
Does anybody know if Dell use a similar “white list”, encoded into the system BIOS approached, as HP to stop owners replacing parts by themselves?
I am amazed that many people buy Laptops to use in a WiFi environment and do not look hard enough at the specifications of the WiFi Card the laptop comes with.
The only difference I can see between the 15R SE and the XPS 15 is the WiFi card. So Dell and HP charge $400-$500 and even more for a $35 WiFi Card/Part?
I had the same issue with a HP Pavilion DV6-7000 Series Laptop which HP told me I could not change the single band card in that laptop. I found a thread here on notebookreviews that clearly showed that it could be replaced with a number of cards including the N-6230 which I went ahead and did and it worked perfectly. Mind you after watching a video on replacing/repairing the N-2230 in an Inspiron 15R it is a lot mote labor intensive than the DV6.
Thanks in advance for any help with solving this WiFi problem.![]()
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I don't see an issue with upgrade to the 6230. Both cards are Half-Mini PCIe standard. Both have two antenna connectors. 6230 supports a/b/g/n (depending on the model), 2230 supports b/g/n.
N-2230 Product Brief
N-6230 Product Brief -
Dell shouldn't have white list.
HP lifted the whitelist on the dv6-7xxx/dv7-7xxx.
Just make sure the card is not HP/LENOVO branded. -
Has anyone finally tried it? I cannot wait to read the answer!
Cheers
Inspiron 15R SE - WiFi Upgrade Intel Centrino Wireless N2230 to Dual Band N6230
Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by reallaopa, Jan 31, 2013.