Dell 1640 manual Wireless Mini-Card, Removing the Mini-Card

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Wireless Mini-Card

Dell™ Studio XPS™ 1640 Service Manual

Removing the Mini-Card

Replacing the Mini-Card

CAUTION: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

NOTICE: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface (such as the back panel) on the computer.

NOTICE: Only a certified service technician should perform repairs on your computer. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell™ is not covered by your warranty.

NOTICE: To help prevent damage to the system board, remove the main battery (see Before Working Inside Your Computer) before working inside the computer.

NOTE: Dell does not guarantee compatibility or provide support for Mini-Cards from sources other than Dell.

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

Your computer has three Mini-Card slots:

•two Full Mini-Card slots

•one Half Mini-Card slot

The types of Mini-Cards supported are:

•Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) — Half Mini-Card

•Mobile broadband or Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) — Full Mini-Card

•Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) or Internal Card with Bluetooth® Wireless Technology — Full Mini-Card

NOTE: Your computer can only support two Full Mini-Cards and one Half Mini-Card at a time.

NOTE: The WLAN slot supports a half Mini-Card.

NOTE: Depending on the configuration of the system when it was sold, one or more of the Mini-Card slots may not have Mini-Cards installed in them.

Removing the Mini-Card

1.Follow the instructions in Before You Begin.

2.Remove the base cover (see Removing the Base Cover).

3.Disconnect the antenna cables from the Mini-Card.

NOTE: If you are removing a WPAN Mini-Card, disconnect the blue antenna cable from the Mini-Card.

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Mini-Card

2

screw

3

antenna cable connectors (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Remove the screw that secures the Mini-Card to the system board.

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