Removing 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:
• Prerequisites
• Procedure
Prerequisites
1. Remove the optical drive.
2. Remove the base cover.
3. Remove the battery.
Procedure
1. Remove the screw that secures the wireless-card bracket and the wireless card to the system board.
2. Lift the wireless card at an angle.
3. Slide the wireless-card bracket out of the wireless card.
4. Disconnect the antenna cables from the wireless card.
5. Slide and remove the wireless card from the wireless-card slot on the system board.
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