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Replacing the Wireless Card, Procedure, Post-requisites, any cables under it.

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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 damage to the wireless mini-card, do not place any cables under it. 1 Locate the wireless mini-card slot. For more information on the location of the wireless mini-card slot, see "System-Board Components". 2 Align the notch on the wireless mini-card with the tab on the mini-card connector. 3 Slide the wireless mini-card at an angle into the system-board 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. 5 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) Antenna-cable color White Black Post-requisites 1 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 6 in "Replacing the drive cage". 2 Replace the front bezel. 3 Replace the computer cover. 33

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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 damage to the wireless mini-card, do not place
any cables under it.
1
Locate the wireless mini-card slot.
For more information on the location of the wireless mini-card slot, see
“System-Board Components”
.
2
Align the notch on the wireless mini-card with the tab on the mini-card
connector.
3
Slide the wireless mini-card at an angle into the system-board 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.
5
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
Antenna-cable color
Main (white triangle)
White
Auxiliary (black triangle)
Black
Post-requisites
1
Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 6 in “Replacing the
drive cage
”.
2
Replace the
front bezel
.
3
Replace the
computer cover
.
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