If you need help replacing the card, check, where you should be able to find an Owner's or Service Manual for your system that will contain full instructions including diagrams for removing and reinstalling every part of the system. Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6230 Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 130 The following link will assist you in determining which wireless adapter is installed in your computer system.
#Intel centrino 1030 vs 6230 drivers
Other than that, make sure you use the latest Intel WiFi drivers and you should be good to go. Intel Centrino Wireless-N 135 Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1000 Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1030 Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2200 Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2230 Intel Centrino Wireless-N + WiMAX 6150 Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200 Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6230 Intel Centrino. In device manager, the status of the adapter says 'The device cannot start. I wanted to have dual-band adapter so I bought Centrino 6230 Advanced-N adapter.
Second, make sure you get the 7260HMW, not the 7260NGW, since the latter is the M.2 version of the card, which won't fit in your system. I have a Dell Inspiron 15R (n5110) laptop that originally had Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1030 wifi+bluetooth adapter. I have no idea why Intel used the same model number for two cards with very different capabilities, but they did. First, get the Wireless-AC 7260 rather than Wireless-N 7260, since the latter only supports 802.11n.
#Intel centrino 1030 vs 6230 driver
You'll just need to make sure you get the right version. This package provides the Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300/Advanced-N 6200,N 6230/Wireless-N 1000,N 1030 Driver and is supported on the Inspiron Notebook, Vostro Notebook and XPS models that are running the following Windows Operating System, Windows 7 64-bit. It's a dual band 802.11ac WiFi card that also uses 2 antennas (but can use both for send and receive, unlike the 1030), and it's the highest-end WiFi card Intel made in half-height mini-card design before they moved over to the M.2 card format that you can't use. In that case, your best option for upgrading would be the Intel Wireless-AC 7260. However, in this case I was able to look up the specs of the Wireless-N 1030 and I found that it was only ever offered in a half-height PCIe mini-card version and that it supports two antennas. Dell has offered many XPS system models that fit that description, and sometimes getting a correct answer to your question will require knowing which exact system model you're running. You just said you're using a Dell XPS running Windows 7 with a Core i7 processors. Fyi though when asking technical questions like this, it's always a good idea to identify your specific system model. Yes, upgrading your WiFi card is indeed possible and is actually quite common. Name: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6230 Manufacturers: Intel Chip: Intel 6230 Size: 26.80 mm x 30.00 mm Interface: Mini PCI Express Network Standard: 802.11 a, 802.11 b, 802.11 g, 802.11 n Bluetooth: Bluetooth 2.1, 2.1 + EDR, 3.0, 3.0 + HS Standard Wireless: 802.11a/b/g/n, dual band, (2.