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.
Post-requisites
1 Replace the battery.
2 Replace the base cover.
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 on the system board.
2 Insert the wireless card at an angle into the wireless-card slot.
3 Align the screw hole on the wireless card with the screw hole on the
system board.
4 Replace the screw that secures the wireless card to the system board.
5 Connect the antenna cables to the wireless card.
6 Align the screw hole on the wireless-card bracket with the screw hole on
the wireless card and tighten the captive screw that secures the wireless-
card bracket to the wireless card.
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