Service Manual

Replacing the wireless card

NOTE: 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. Align the notch on the wireless card with the tab on the wireless-card slot.

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 and the computer base.

3. Slide the wireless card at an angle into the wireless-card slot.

4. 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

NOTE: To avoid potential damage to the wireless-card bracket, carefully place it on at an angle on the wireless card

before replacing it.

5. Align the screw hole on the wireless-card bracket with the screw hole on the wireless card and the computer base.

6. 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.