Upgrading Wireless Card in dv7-6197CA to Intel 7260HMW IEEE 802.11AC

I'm looking into upgrading my wireless card in my dv7-6197CA to something that will perform a bit better than my current wireless card.  I was looking into upgrading to a card which supports the WiFi ac standard, and saw the Intel 7260HMW IEEE 802.11AC.  During my research I've heard something about only certain wireless cards being compatiable with HP laptops due to a whitelist.  My question is, will the Intel 7260HMW IEEE 802.11AC be compatiable with my model of laptop?  Thanks in advance!

Only wifi cards offered by HP on your model are sure to work and it has to be a wifi card bearing an HP Spares Part number or yes, the whiltelist will jump up and bite you. I am not aware of HP's offering any 802.11ac wifi cards yet.  

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