Setup Guide

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 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 and slide the card into the slot.

2. 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

Main (white triangle) White

Auxiliary (black triangle) Black

3. Align the screw hole on the wireless-card bracket with the screw-hole on the wireless card.

4. Tighten the captive screw that secures the wireless-card bracket to the wireless card.

Figure 15. Replacing the wireless card

wireless card 2. antenna cables (2)

3. captive screw 4. wireless-card bracket

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