Replacing the Mini-Card Antennas

1Place the Mini-Card antennas in position and replace the screws that secure the Mini-Card antennas to the top panel.

2Route the Mini-Card antenna cables through the routing guides.

3Connect the appropriate antenna cables to the WLAN card you are installing. The WLAN card has two triangles marked on the label (black and white):

Connect the black cable to the connector marked with a black triangle.

Connect the white cable to the connector marked with a white triangle.

Postrequisites

1Replace the top cover. See "Replacing the Top Cover" on page 78.

2Replace the front bezel. See "Replacing the Front Bezel" on page 33.

3Replace the computer cover. See "Replacing the Computer Cover" on page 25.

4Follow the steps in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 15.

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