WLAN module

Description

Spare part number

 

 

Broadcom 4312 802.11/b/g WLAN module

 

 

 

For use in Canada, the Cayman Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands,

504593-003

and the United States

 

 

 

For use in Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia,

504593-004

Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, the 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, Cameroon, Cape Verde, the Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, the People's Republic of China, Colombia, Comoros, the Congo, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica,

the Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, the Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, the Maldives, Mali, Malta, the Marshall Islands, Martinique, 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, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, the Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, the Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, the 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, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zaire, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

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

To prevent an unresponsive system, replace the wireless module only with a wireless module authorized for use in the device by the governmental agency that regulates wireless devices in your country or region. If you replace the module and then receive a warning message, remove the module to restore device functionality, and then contact technical support through Help and Support.

Before removing the WLAN module, follow these steps:

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

2.Disconnect all external devices connected to the device.

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

4.Remove the battery (see Battery on page 36).

5.If your device has WWAN capability, remove the SIM (see SIM on page 37.

6.Remove the following components:

a.Keyboard (see Keyboard on page 40)

b.Hard drive or solid-state drive (see Mass storage devices on page 45)

c.Top cover (see Top cover on page 48)

Component replacement procedures 51