So, my dv8t has a intell 5100... I wanted to upgrade to either a 6300 or 5300 card, but i cant find anywhere that sells them. Anyone know of a storefront that sells notebook cards?
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I wouldn't bother if you have the DV8T. HP locks their BIOS and you won't be able to upgrade your card. I have the HDX18T and faces the similar problem.
Should you still want to try anyway, you can use eBay or http://www.oxfordtec.com/us/ -
what do you mean? i cant just install a new card? what does the bios have to do with the network card? i figured that it would be pnp like memory
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Welcome to your new life as a HP/lenovo laptop (ab)use[r|d]!
In all seriousness you just have to find a card that is specifically for hp computers. Your bios checks a whitelist for hardware on certain slots and refuses to talk to any hardware ids not in its acceptable range. Most reputable sellers will have this detail (or lack thereof) in the description of aftermarket parts.
FYI: If they really wanted to, the OEMs could do this on say external usb ports, but they don't. -
trying to find a place that sells network cards.
Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by smoses799, Mar 5, 2010.