•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage74.
ReplacingtheWiFicardmodule
Attention:
Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”
onpagev.
ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacetheWiFicardmodule.
Note:TheWiFicardmoduleisonlyavailableinsomemodels.
ToreplacetheWiFicardmodule,dothefollowing:
1.T urnoffthecomputeranddisconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.
2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage33.
3.Removetheharddiskdrivebracket.See“Replacingtheharddiskdrivebracket”onpage60.
4.L ocatetheWiFicardmoduleonthesystemboard.See“Locatingcomponents”onpage12.
5.DisconnecttheWiFiantennacablefromtheWiFicardmoduleandremovethetwoscr ewsthatsecure
theWiFicardmoduletothesystemboard.
Figure55.RemovingtheWiFicardmodulecableandscrews
Note:Dependingonyourcomputermodel,theWiFicardmodulethatcomeswithyourcomputer
mighthavetwocables.
Figure56.RemovingtheWiFicardmodulecablesandscrews
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