Dell Inspiron 27 7710 All-in-One Service Manual - Page 57

Antennas, Removing the antennas

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Antennas Removing the antennas Prerequisites 1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer. 2. Remove the stand. 3. Remove the back cover. 4. Remove the I/O cover. 5. Remove the hard drive. 6. Remove the system-board shield. 7. Remove the memory module. 8. Remove the M.2 2230 solid-state drive or M.2 2280 solid-state drive, as applicable. 9. Remove the wireless card. 10. Remove the heat sink. 11. Remove the speakers. 12. Remove the system board. 13. Remove the media-card reader. 14. Remove the display hinges. 15. Remove the power-button board. About this task The following image indicates the location of the antennas and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure. NOTE: Note the routing of the antenna cables, before removing the antenna cables form the routing guides. Also, note the location of the antenna modules that are printed on the display-assembly base as ANT-B (black) and ANT-W (white). Steps 1. Remove the antenna cables from the routing guides on the display-assembly base. 2. Carefully peel the copper foil that secures the antenna cables (2) to the display-assembly base. 3. Lift the antenna modules off the display-assembly base. Removing and installing components 57

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Antennas
Removing the antennas
Prerequisites
1.
Follow the procedure in
Before working inside your computer
.
2.
Remove the
stand
.
3.
Remove the
back cover
.
4.
Remove the
I/O cover
.
5.
Remove the
hard drive
.
6.
Remove the
system-board shield
.
7.
Remove the
memory module
.
8.
Remove the
M.2 2230 solid-state drive
or
M.2 2280 solid-state drive
, as applicable.
9.
Remove the
wireless card
.
10.
Remove the
heat sink
.
11.
Remove the
speakers
.
12.
Remove the
system board
.
13.
Remove the
media-card reader
.
14.
Remove the
display hinges
.
15.
Remove the
power-button board
.
About this task
The following image indicates the location of the antennas and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure.
NOTE:
Note the routing of the antenna cables, before removing the antenna cables form the routing guides. Also, note the
location of the antenna modules that are printed on the display-assembly base as ANT-B (black) and ANT-W (white).
Steps
1.
Remove the antenna cables from the routing guides on the display-assembly base.
2.
Carefully peel the copper foil that secures the antenna cables (2) to the display-assembly base.
3.
Lift the antenna modules off the display-assembly base.
Removing and installing components
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