Compaq CQ42 manual Before removing the WLAN module, follow these steps, Remove the WLAN module

WLAN module

Description	Spare part
	number
Atheros AR9285 802.11 a/b/g/n 2x2 WiFi adapter for use in Canada, the Cayman Islands, Guam,	580101-001
Puerto Rico, the United States, and the US Virgin Islands
Atheros AR9285 802.11 a/b/g/n 2x2 WiFi adapter for use in Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra,	580101-002
Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentian, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain,
Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei,
Bulgeria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad,
Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Zaire,
Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equitorial Guinea,
Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar,
Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissa, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary,
Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya,
Kiribati, Korea-South, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Martinique, Nether
Antilles, French Guiana, Aruba, British Virgin Islands, Bermuda, Syria, Guadeloupe, Liechtenstein,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagaascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall
Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco,
Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway,
Oman, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
Moldova, Romania, rwanda, Samoa, San Marino, Sao tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal,
Serbia and Montenegro, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands,
Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and Gren, Suriname,
Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor (East), Togo, Tonga,
Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates ,United
Kingdom, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
Realtek RTL8191SE 802.11b/g/n 1x1 WiFi Adapter	593533-001
SPS-WLAN BGN + BT HMC Combo Matador	600370-001
SPS-WLAN 802.11 bgn Shiraz HMC	593836-001
SPS-WLAN BGN (1x1) + BT HMC Combo Rashi	602992-001

Before removing the WLAN module, follow these steps:

1.Shut down the computer. If you are unsure whether the computer is off or in Hibernation, turn the computer on, and then shut it down through the operating system.

2.Disconnect all external devices connected to the computer.

3.Disconnect the power from the computer by first unplugging the power cord from the AC outlet and then unplugging the AC adapter from the computer.

4.Remove the battery (see Battery on page 43).

5.Remove the hard drive cover (see Hard drive on page 44).

Remove the WLAN module:

1.Turn the computer upside down with the front toward you.

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