Wi-Fi Upgrade to 5GHZ

Hi, I would like to upgrade my Wi-Fi interface from 802.11b|g|n with channel 1 and 2.4GHZ frequency to 802.11a|g|n and frequency 5GHZ because of a new router i had installed. Is it possible?
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Hi:
Unfortunately, it isn't possible for the HP 655.
Chapter 3 of the service manual for your notebook at the link below only lists 2.4 GHz cards.
http://h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.PAGE/public/psi/manualsResults/?sp4ts.oid=522501...
On HP notebooks made prior to around mid-2013, HP employed a BIOS whitelist, which only permitted the cards listed in the service manual to work.
Were you to install any other card, the notebook will report an unsupported wireless card error, and refuse to boot until the unsupported wlan card is removed.

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rverscho wrote:
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Anyone has an idea what's wrong here? The only remedy I can think of is to revert back to the old firmware version but somehow that feels wrong.
Thanks in advance,
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