Dell 1400, 1420 service manual Communication Cards, Removing a Wlan Card

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Communication Cards

Dell™ Inspiron™ 1420/Dell Vostro™ 1400

Service Manual

Removing a WLAN Card

Replacing a WLAN Card

Removing a Mobile Broadband or WWAN Card

Replacing a WWAN Card

If you ordered a wireless Mini-Card with your computer, the card is already installed.

CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions located in the Product Information Guide.

NOTICE: To prevent damage to the system board, remove the main battery before you service the computer.

Your computer supports two types of wireless Mini-Cards:

•Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN)

•Mobile Broadband or Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN)

Removing a WLAN Card

1.Follow the procedures in Before You Begin.

2.Remove the keyboard cover (see Removing the Keyboard Cover).

3.Remove the keyboard (see Removing the Keyboard).

4.Loosen the screw that secures the WLAN card to the system board.

5.Disconnect the antenna cables from the WLAN card.

1	antenna cable connectors	2	WLAN card	3	screw

6. Lift the WLAN card from the computer at a 45-degree angle.

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Contents Dell Inspiron 1420/Dell Vostro Before Working Inside Your Computer Before You BeginRecommended Tools Turning Off Your ComputerBack to Contents Dell Bios Flash window, click Continue Flashing the BiosInternal Card With Bluetooth Wireless Technology Removing and Replacing the Camera Module Camera ModuleRemoving the Coin-Cell Battery Coin-Cell BatteryReplacing the Coin-Cell Battery Back to Contents Removing the Microprocessor Module Microprocessor ModuleReplacing the Microprocessor Module Back to Contents Removing the Microprocessor Thermal-Cooling Assembly Microprocessor Thermal-Cooling AssemblyReplacing the Microprocessor Thermal-Cooling Assembly Follow the instructions in Before You Begin Display Removing the Display AssemblyFollow the instructions in Removing the Display Assembly Replacing the Display AssemblyRemoving the Display Bezel Removing the Display Panel Replacing the Display BezelReplacing the Display Panel Back to Contents Removing the Fan FanReplacing the Fan Back to Contents Removing the FCM Intel Turbo MemoryReplacing the FCM Back to Contents Removing the Hard Drive Hard DriveReplacing the Hard Drive Removing the Keyboard Cover Keyboard CoverReplacing the Keyboard Cover Removing the Keyboard KeyboardReplacing the Keyboard Back to Contents Removing the Memory Module MemoryReplacing the Memory Module Removing a Wlan Card Communication CardsRemoving a Mobile Broadband or Wwan Card Replacing a Wlan CardReplacing a Wwan Card Removing and Replacing the Modem ModemRemoving the Optical Drive Optical DriveReplacing the Optical Drive Removing the Palm Rest Palm RestReplacing the Palm Rest Back to Contents Video TV-Out Connector Pin Assignments for I/O ConnectorsUSB Connector Video ConnectorIeee 1394 Connector Removing the Speakers SpeakersReplacing the Speakers Back to Contents Removing the System Board System BoardReplacing the System Board Dell Inspiron 1420/Dell Vostro