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XPS 8500, upgrade to 5GHz WiFi?
My XPX 8500 has a 1703 802.11 b/g/n which operates at 2.4 GHz. Is it possible to upgrade to a WLAN card supporting 5.0 GHz?
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My XPX 8500 has a 1703 802.11 b/g/n which operates at 2.4 GHz. Is it possible to upgrade to a WLAN card supporting 5.0 GHz?
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Vic384
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February 19th, 2019 08:00
My guess would be no, because it is not just the card but also the antenna. Your best bet is probably an add-in PCI wireless card if you have a free PCI slot..
speedstep
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February 19th, 2019 08:00
Safest best way is to remove the internal card and use DUAL Band AC600 USB based adapter.
Works out of the box plug and play with windows 8 or 10.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/USB-Wifi-Lan-Adapter-AC600-Dual-Band-5GHz-2-4GHz-802-11ac-w-Antenna-Wireless-Network-Dongle-Booster-Lan-Card-High-Gain-External-Antenna-PC-Laptop-Wav/913060881