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, follow the instructions in
computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory
Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Procedure
CAUTION: To avoid damaging the wireless mini-card, do not place any
cables under it.
1
Connect the antenna cables to the wireless mini-card.
The following table provides the antenna-cable color scheme for the
wireless mini-card supported by your computer.
Connectors on the wireless card
Main (white triangle)
Auxiliary (black triangle)
2
Slide the wireless-mini card bracket into the wireless card.
3
Align the notch on the wireless mini-card with the tab on the wireless
mini-card connector.
4
Press the other end of the wireless mini-card down and replace the
screw that secures the wireless mini-card to the system board.
Post-requisites
Replace the
computer
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computer. After working inside your
cover.
After working inside your
Antenna-cable color
White
Black
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