Installing And Removing The Front Wi-Fi Antenna - Lenovo ThinkCentre M53 User Manual

• To complete the installation or replacement, go to "Completing the parts replacement" on page 109.

Installing and removing the front Wi-Fi antenna

Attention: Do not open your computer or attempt any repair before reading and understanding the "Read
this first: Important safety information" on page v.
Note: The front Wi-Fi antenna is only available on some models.
To install the front Wi-Fi antenna, do the following:
1. Remove all media from the drives and turn off all attached devices and the computer. Then, disconnect
all power cords from electrical outlets and disconnect all cables that are connected to the computer.
2. Remove the computer cover. See "Removing the computer cover" on page 89.
3. Remove the hard disk drive assembly. See "Replacing the hard disk drive assembly" on page 100.
4. Peel off the paper that protects the sticker on the bottom of the front Wi-Fi antenna.
Figure 59. Peeling off the paper that protects the sticker
5. Align the two small columns on the bottom of the front Wi-Fi antenna with the two holes in the hard disk
drive bracket as shown. Then, stick the front Wi-Fi antenna onto the hard disk drive bracket.
Figure 60. Sticking the front Wi-Fi antenna
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