Replacing the wireless card
NOTE: 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
www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Topics:
• Procedure
• Post-requisites
Procedure
1. 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:
Table 2. Antenna-cable color scheme
Connectors on the wireless card Antenna cable color
Auxiliary (black triangle) Black
Main (white triangle) White
2. Slide the wireless-card bracket onto the wireless card and secure the antenna cables with the wireless-card bracket.
3. Align the notch on the wireless card with the tab on the wireless-card slot, and then insert the wireless card into the wireless-card slot
on the system board.
4. Press down the other end of the wireless card, and then align the screw hole on the wireless-card bracket and wireless card with the
screw hole on the system board.
5. Replace the screw that secures the wireless-card bracket and the wireless card to the system board.
6. Place the wireless-card shield on top of the wireless card.
NOTE: There is a cut-out on the wireless-card shield for the antenna cables to come out.
7. Align the screw holes on the wireless-card shield with the screw holes on the system board.
8. Replace the two screws (M2x2.5) that secure the wireless-card shield to the system board.
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