Service Manual
Table Of Contents
- XPS 8940 Service Manual
- Contents
- Working inside your computer
- Removing and installing components
- Recommended tools
- Screw list
- Major components of XPS 8940
- Left-side cover
- Optical drive (optional)
- Power button
- Front cover
- 2.5-inch hard drive
- 3.5-inch hard drive
- Chassis fan
- Memory modules
- Wireless card
- Solid-state drive/Intel Optane
- Graphics card
- Coin-cell battery
- Power-supply unit
- Processor fan and heat-sink assembly
- Processor
- Voltage regulator heat sink (optional)
- System board
- Drivers and downloads
- System setup
- Troubleshooting
- Getting help and contacting Dell
Steps
1. Lay the computer on the right side.
2. Remove the screw (M2x3) that secures the wireless card to the system board.
3. Slide and lift the wireless-card bracket off the wireless card.
4. Disconnect the antenna cables from the wireless card.
5. Slide and remove the wireless card at an angle from the wireless-card slot.
Installing the wireless card
Prerequisites
If you are replacing a component, remove the existing component before performing the installation procedure.
NOTE: To avoid damage to the wireless card, do not place any cables under it.
About this task
The following images indicate the location of the wireless card and provide a visual representation of the installation procedure.
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Removing and installing components