Lenovo G555 Wifi card replace

hello from greece.
i have bought lenovo g555 with amd ati 4550 gpu card and i need to change my wifi card adapter.
as i know the bios is locked and i can't put other wifi card than the lenovo has put on.
what i can do to unlock the bios and put a better wifi card than broadcom.??

can someone tell me what i have to do?
i need the laptop to work and the external usb wifi isn't they way i want to use on the laptop.....what kind of card may i have to use ?????

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hi rvp2013,
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The replacement card should have an FRU number.
Even if the Make and model is in the Whitelist but does not have the FRU mark on the card it will still be recognized as incompatible.
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You're very welcome.
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Hello and welcome,
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this can be marked as solved.
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