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Wireless Mini-Card

WARNING: 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.

CAUTION: 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.

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

CAUTION: To help prevent damage to the system board, remove the main battery, see "Removing the Battery" on page 13, 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 one half Mini-Card slot for Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN)/Bluetooth combo card.

NOTE: Depending on the configuration of the computer when it was sold, the Mini-Card slot may or may not have a Mini-Cardinstalled.

Removing the Mini-Card

1Follow the instructions in "Before You Begin" on page 9.

2Remove the battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 13.

3Follow the instructions from step 3 to step 8 in "Removing the Palm-Rest Assembly" on page 25.

4Disconnect the antenna cables from the Mini-Card.

5Push and release the tab that secures the Mini-Card to the connector on the system board.

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Dell M4040/14-N4050 owner manual Wireless Mini-Card, Removing the Mini-Card