[REQ] Acer Aspire 5742 BIOS 1.30 whitelist removal

[Dick Emery]

Hi. I did a search but cannot find what I want. Does anyone know if it is possible to use a Intel 7260 wireless-AC card with a Acer Aspire 5742 notebook? I read that the notebook hangs at the BIOS if you try to use one of these cards. Some reviewer on Amazon mentioned using electrical tape to cover pin 51 or something. Anyhow would changing the BIOS to remove the whitelist solve this issue? If so here is the link to the latest 1.30 BIOS.

http://global-download.acer.com/GDFiles/BIOS/BIOS/BIOS_Acer_1.30_A_A.zip?acerid=634883879881677449&Step1=NOTEBOOK&Step2=ASPIRE&Step3=ASPIRE%205742&OS=ALL&LC=en&BC=ACER&SC=EMEA_27

[BDMaster]

Acer Manufacturer has never used a Whitelist lock on any PC !!!
I haven't found s far on Acer, so It's a compatibility issue my friend !
Trust me Acer is been a real freindly company !!!
Regards

About Pin #51 (WPan) and #20 (WWan) You find a tons news googling and It regards the
switch on off issue on many cards !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzAKcmlaH1M

https://communities.intel.com/thread/31247?start=45&tstart=0