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Replacing the WLAN/WiMax Card, WLAN/WiMax Card: Dell Precision M6400 Service Manual

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WLAN/WiMax Card: Dell Precision M6400 Service Manual 1 WLAN/WiMax card 2 card connector Replacing the WLAN/WiMax Card NOTICE: The connectors are keyed to ensure correct insertion. If you feel resistance, check the connectors on the card and on the system board, and realign the card. NOTICE: To avoid damage to the WLAN or WiMax card, ensure the cables are not under the card when you replace it. NOTICE: Insert a WLAN or WiMax card only into the slot labeled WLAN/WiMax. 1. Slide the card into the connector labeled WLAN/WiMax. 2. Press the card down and hold it in place. 3. Replace the M2 x 3-mm screw. 4. Connect the appropriate antenna cables to the card that you are installing: If the card has two triangles on the label (white and black), connect the white antenna cable to the connector labeled "main" (white triangle), and connect the black antenna cable to the connector labeled "aux" (black triangle). Secure the gray antenna cable in the plastic holder next to the card. If the card has three triangles on the label (white, black, and gray), connect the white antenna cable to the white triangle, connect the black antenna cable to the black triangle, and connect the gray antenna cable to the gray triangle. 5. Replace the base assembly cover (see Replacing the Base Assembly Cover). 6. Follow the procedures in After Working on Your Computer. Back to Contents Page file:///T|/htdocs/systems/wsm6400/en/sm/wlan.htm[11/16/2012 10:26:31 AM]

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WLAN/WiMax Card: Dell Precision M6400 Service Manual
file:///T|/htdocs/systems/wsm6400/en/sm/wlan.htm[11/16/2012 10:26:31 AM]
1
WLAN/WiMax card
2
card connector
Replacing the WLAN/WiMax Card
NOTICE:
The connectors are keyed to ensure correct insertion. If you feel resistance, check the connectors
on the card and on the system board, and realign the card.
NOTICE:
To avoid damage to the WLAN or WiMax card, ensure the cables are not under the card when you
replace it.
NOTICE:
Insert a WLAN or WiMax card only into the slot labeled WLAN/WiMax.
1. Slide the card into the connector labeled WLAN/WiMax.
2. Press the card down and hold it in place.
3. Replace the M2 x 3-mm screw.
4. Connect the appropriate antenna cables to the card that you are installing:
If the card has two triangles on the label (white and black), connect the white antenna cable to the connector labeled
"main" (white triangle), and connect the black antenna cable to the connector labeled "aux" (black triangle). Secure the
gray antenna cable in the plastic holder next to the card.
If the card has three triangles on the label (white, black, and gray), connect the white antenna cable to the white
triangle, connect the black antenna cable to the black triangle, and connect the gray antenna cable to the gray triangle.
5. Replace the base assembly cover (see
Replacing the Base Assembly Cover
).
6. Follow the procedures in
After Working on Your Computer
.
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