Service Manual

Replacing the wireless card
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and
follow the steps in Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions
in
After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at
www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Procedure
CAUTION: To avoid damaging the wireless card, do not place any cables under it.
1 Connect the antenna cables to the wireless card.
The following table provides the antenna-cable color scheme for the wireless card supported by your computer.
Table 2. Antenna-cable color scheme
Connectors on the wireless card Antenna cable color
Auxiliary (black triangle) Black
Main (white triangle) White
2 Slide the wireless card bracket on to the wireless card, and align the screw hole on the wireless-card bracket with the screw
hole on the wireless card.
3 Align the notch on the wireless card with the tab on the wireless-card slot, and then slide the wireless card at an angle into
the wireless-card slot.
4 Press the other end of the wireless card and replace the screw (M2x3) that secures the wireless-card bracket to the
computer base.
Post-requisites
Replace the base cover.
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