Chapter 6: Replacing The Wireless Card; Procedure; Post-Requisites - Dell Alienware 13 R3 Service Manual

Replacing the wireless card
NOTE: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps
in Before working inside your
computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
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Procedure

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Post-requisites

Procedure
CAUTION: To avoid damaging the wireless card, do not place any cables under it.
1. Align the notch on the wireless card with the tab on the wireless-card slot.
2. Slide the wireless card at an angle into the wireless-card slot.
3. Connect the antenna cables to the wireless card.
The following table provides the antenna-cable color scheme for the wireless card supported by your computer.
Table 2. Antenna-cable color scheme
Connectors on the wireless card
Auxiliary (black triangle)
Main (white triangle)
4. Align the screw hole on the wireless-card bracket with the screw hole on the wireless card and the computer base.
5. Replace the screw (M2x3) that secures the wireless-card bracket to the wireless card and the computer base.
Post-requisites
Replace the base cover.
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computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in
Antenna cable color
Black
White
After working inside your