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.

2. Insert 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 2. Wireless card

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 bracket with the screw hole on the wireless card.

5. Replace the screw (M2x3.5) that secures the wireless card bracket to the wireless card.

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