Description | Spare part number |
African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Zaire, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt,
El Salvador, Equitorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia,
Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea,
Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy,
Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, South Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan,
Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Bermuda, French Guiana,
Aruba, British Virgin Islands, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar,
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, Pakistan,
Palau, Panama, Papua, New Guinea, Paraguay, People's Republic of China, Peru, Philippines,
Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Samoa, San Marino,
Sao Tome & Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, St.
Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden,
Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia,
Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom,
Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
CAUTION: To prevent an unresponsive system, replace the wireless module only with a wireless module authorized for use in the computer 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 computer functionality, and then contact technical support through Help and Support.
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 40).
5. Remove the hard drive bay cover (see Hard drive on page 41).
Remove the WLAN module:
1. Position the computer with the front toward you.
2. Disconnect the two WLAN antenna cables (1) from the WLAN module.
NOTE: The black WLAN antenna cable is connected to the WLAN module “Main” terminal. The white WLAN antenna cable is connected to the WLAN module “Aux” terminal.
3. Remove the two Phillips PM2.0×4.0 screws (2) that secure the WLAN module to the computer. (The edge of the module opposite the slot rises away from the computer.)
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