Dell Alienware Area 51 R2 Service Manual - Page 112

Replacing the Wireless Card, Procedure, Post-requisites - support

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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 dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Procedure 1 Align the notch on the wireless card with the tab on the wireless-card slot. 2 Insert the wireless card at an angle into the connector. 3 Push the securing tab out and secure the wireless card into position. 4 Connect the antenna cables to the wireless card. A label at the tip of the antenna cables indicates color scheme for the wireless card supported by your computer. Connectors on the wireless card Antenna-cable sticker color Auxiliary (1) Black Main (2) White Post-requisites 1 If you have multiple graphics cards, replace the graphics card. See "Replacing the Graphics Card". 2 Replace both the left and right side-panels. See "Replacing the Side Panels". 3 Replace the stability foot. 112

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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
dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Procedure
1
Align the notch on the wireless card with the tab on the wireless-card slot.
2
Insert the wireless card at an angle into the connector.
3
Push the securing tab out and secure the wireless card into position.
4
Connect the antenna cables to the wireless card.
A label at the tip of the antenna cables indicates color scheme for the
wireless card supported by your computer.
Connectors on the wireless card
Antenna-cable sticker
color
Auxiliary (1)
Black
Main (2)
White
Post-requisites
1
If you have multiple graphics cards, replace the graphics card. See
Replacing the Graphics Card
”.
2
Replace both the left and right side-panels. See “
Replacing the Side
Panels
”.
3
Replace the
stability foot
.
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