HP 15 TouchSmart Notebook PC upgrade for stock wifi card

I would like to know what wifi card I can buy to replace the stock card in my Notebook:
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-3110M CPU @ 2.40GHz
BIOS version F.17
Windows 8.1 64 bit
TIA

In my experience, most laptops don't support being able to replace these kind of components with 3rd party options. If the wifi card has failed, you would have to purchase one with the same part number or risk your motherboard/bios not recognizing the card. It is more than just a driver issue. Many manufacturers will write support for only a few (sometimes, only one or two) cards into the bios. There may be a way if you are comfortble modding your bios, but that is beyond my ability to talk you through.

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Hello and welcome,
Whatever card you use, it MUST have a Lenovo FRU number. Cards that will pass the BIOS whitelist have been modified to provide a specific subsystem ID to BIOS. Reputable sellers will list the Lenovo FRU if their card is compatible.
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