HP Pavilion dv7-3173nr and Bluetooth

I want to know if there is a replacement part for the Wireless card  (Atheros) that came in my laptop. I want to install a combo card Wifi/BT. I have tried to different card and each time when I try to boot up it is interupted and shows a message telling me that an unsupported Wireless card is installed. Is there a card I can use with this system that is supported by the BIOS?

Hi:
Your model series came out before the dawn of the combo wireless/BT cards.
Because of the BIOS whitelist you will not be able to install a different wireless card that also has bluetooth.
Your model still had the optional HP internal bluetooth module with cable.
The problem is I can't find a service manual for the notebooks with AMD processors.
There is only a dv7-3xxx service manual for the models with Intel processors and it lists the bluetooth adapter and cable in chapter 3 on page 3-3.
http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c01859666.pdf
I don't know if it is the same part as what would go in your PC or not.
(6) Bluetooth module (does not include cable) 537921-001
(7) Bluetooth cable 583501-001
 Then there is the matter of installing it which would entail taking  a good chunk of the  notebook apart.

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