Dell Inspiron 20 3048 Owners Manual - Page 58

Replacing the Wireless Card, Procedure, Post-requisites

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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 CAUTION: To avoid damaging 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. 2 Slide the wireless card at an angle into the wireless-card slot on the system board. 3 Press the other end of the wireless card down and replace the screw that secures the wireless card to the system board. 4 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. Connectors on the wireless card Main (white triangle) Antenna-cable color White Auxiliary (black triangle) Black Post-requisites 1 Replace the system-board shield. 2 Replace the back cover. 3 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 5 in "Replacing the Stand Assembly". 58

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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
CAUTION: To avoid damaging 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.
2
Slide the wireless card at an angle into the wireless-card slot on the
system board.
3
Press the other end of the wireless card down and replace the screw that
secures the wireless card to the system board.
4
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.
Connectors on the wireless card
Antenna-cable color
Main (white triangle)
White
Auxiliary (black triangle)
Black
Post-requisites
1
Replace the
system-board shield
.
2
Replace the
back cover
.
3
Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 5 in “Replacing the
Stand
Assembly
”.
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