sgtrobo

yeah, i have the latest updated drivers, used multiple routers. i have issues connecting all over the place, either at my home router (DIR-825) or on public networks (i.e. Starbucks, hotel chains, etc.) I ended up getting a TP-Link USB wireless adapter and it works 100x better, but it's still annoying. I'm just going to get a hacked BIOS and install a real wifi adapter internally. Really strange because the laptop is an absolute beast in everything else, but the wireless is just terrible

My rig: IdeaPad Y580 i7-3610 8 GB PC12800 240GB Mushkin SSD (Win7x64 Pro, SP1 installed) 1 TB Seagate 5400 RPM nVidia GTX 660M (2GB) and importantly: Intel Centrino Wireless-N 2200 BGN 2x2 HMC WiFi/Bluetooth Adapter Driver 15.3.1.2, 30 September 2012 D-Link DIR-825 router as you can guess from the title, I'm one of the many dissatisfied customers with this laptop due to the wifi. I actually am quite pleased with the laptop otherwise, but the wifi performance is terrible. Dropped signal, random disconnect/reconnects, performance fluctuations, etc. I'd like to get a new network card for the laptop as I believe that 2200 is probably the source of my issues, but from what my untrained mind is reading, it might be impossible, because even if I do install a new card, the BIOS will booger up on me?