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 at an angle into the wireless-card slot.

3. 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 3. Antenna-cable color scheme

Connectors on the wireless card Antenna-cable color

Main (white triangle) White

Auxiliary (black triangle) Black

4. Place the wireless-card bracket on the wireless card.

5. Replace the screw that secures the wireless card to the system board.

wireless card 2. notch

3. tab 4. antenna cables

5. screw 6. wireless-card bracket