WLAN module

CAUTION: The WLAN module and the WWAN module are not interchangeable.

Description

Spare part number

 

 

Broadcom 4313AGN 802.11a/b/g/draft-n WiFi Adapter for use in Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria,

593836-001

Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan,

 

Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan,

 

Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, the British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria,

 

Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, the Cayman Islands, Central

 

African Republic, Chad, People's Republic of China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica,

 

Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, East

 

Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equitorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland,

 

France, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Grenada,

 

Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissa, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong,

 

Hungary, Iceland, India, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan,

 

Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia,

 

Martinique, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia,

 

Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Monaco,

 

Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, the Nether Antilles, the

 

Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama,

 

Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic

 

of Moldova, Romania, Russia, 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, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Kitts and

 

Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland,

 

Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia,

 

Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom,

 

Uruguay, the United States, the US Virgin Islands, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam,

 

Yemen, Zaire, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

 

 

 

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 42).

5.Remove the bottom door (see Bottom door on page 49).

Remove the WLAN module:

1.Position the computer right-side up with the battery bay toward you.

2.Disconnect the WLAN antenna cables (1) from the terminals on the WLAN module.

NOTE: The WLAN antenna cable labeled “1” connects to the WLAN module “Main” terminal labeled “1”. The WLAN antenna cable labeled “2” connects to the WLAN module “Aux” terminal labeled “2”. If the computer is equipped with an 802.11a/b/g/n WLAN module, the yellow WLAN antenna cable connects to the middle terminal on the WLAN module.

3.Remove the two Phillips PM2.0×3.0 screws (2) that secure the WLAN module to the computer. (The edge of the module opposite the slot rises away from the computer.)

60 Chapter 4 Removal and replacement procedures