Owners Manual

Replacing the wireless card

WARNING: 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 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

2 Align the notch on the wireless card with the tab on the wireless-card slot and insert the wireless card at an angle into the wireless-

card slot.

3 Align the screw hole on the wireless-card bracket with the screw hole on the wireless card and palm-rest assembly.

4 Replace the screw (M2x3) that secures the wireless-card bracket to the wireless card and palm-rest assembly.

Post-requisites

Replace the base cover.

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