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.
Topics:
• Procedure
• Post-requisites
Procedure
CAUTION: To avoid damage to 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 on the system board.
2. Slide the wireless card into the wireless-card slot on the system board.
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 11. Antenna-cable color scheme
Connectors on the wireless card Antenna-cable color
Main (white triangle) white
Auxiliary (black triangle) black
4. Align the screw hole on the wireless card and the wireless-card bracket with the screw hole on the palm-rest and keyboard
assembly.
5. Replace the screw (M2x3) that secures the wireless card to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
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