Quick Start Manual

Installing Your Dell
™
Mobile Broadband Card
CAUTION:
Before performing any of the steps listed below, read and
follow the safety instructions in the
Product Information Guide
that ships with your computer.
NOTICE: The Dell Mobile Broadband Card does not support
hot swap. Ensure that the computer is turned off prior to
installing or removing the device.
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NOTICE: Electrical and
electronic devices are
sensitive to electrostatic
discharge (ESD). Exposure to
ESD can harm your device and
potentially cause it not to
function properly. Ensure that
you are properly grounded
before handling your Dell
Mobile Broadband Card.
NOTE: If your computer has a
card installed, remove it by
disconnecting the attached
cables and lifting it out of its
connector while pulling
outwards on the two card
stabilizers.
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Mobile Broadband card slot locations vary by computer model. See your computer
User's Guide for location and access instructions. After accessing the card slot, move
the antenna cables out of the way and insert the Mobile Broadband card as shown.
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Connect the appropriate antenna cables to the Mobile Broadband card you are
installing. To do so, connect the white with gray striped cable to the connector on the
card marked by a white triangle. Connect the black with gray striped cable to the
connector on the card marked by a black triangle.
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Replace the communications door or the keyboard and affix the regulatory label that
matches the color of the bottom of the computer in the space provided.
Turn on the computer, insert the
Dell Mobile Broadband Driver CD, and select
Install Software from the menu.
NOTICE: To ensure regulatory
compliance, it is a requirement
to attach the label to the
bottom of the computer.
NOTE: The label layout and
placement may not match as
shown.
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