Installing The Wireless Card - Alienware P51E Service Manual

Installing the wireless card

Prerequisites
If you are replacing a component, remove the existing component before performing the installation process.
About this task
The following image(s) indicate the location of the wireless card and provides a visual representation of the installation procedure.
Steps
1. Connect the antenna cables to the wireless card.
NOTE: The following table provides the antenna-cable color scheme for the wireless card that is supported by your
computer.
Table 2. Antenna-cable color scheme
Connectors on the
wireless card
Main
Auxiliary
2. Align the notch on the wireless card with the tab on the wireless-card slot and insert the wireless card into the wireless-card slot.
3. Place the wireless-card thermal shield on the wireless card.
4. Align the screw hole on the wireless-card thermal shield with the screw hole on the wireless card and palm-rest and keyboard
assembly.
5. Replace the two screws (M2x3) that secures the wireless-card thermal shield to the wireless card and the palm-rest and keyboard
assembly.
Next steps
1. Install the base cover.
2. Follow the procedure in
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Antenna-cable color
White
Black
After working inside your
Silkscreen marking
MAIN
AUX
computer.
△ (white triangle)
▲ (black triangle)