Replacing The Wi-Fi Card - Lenovo ideacentre 510S Series Hardware Maintenance Manual

Step 6. Disconnect the fan power cable from the connector on the motherboard.
Step 7. Remove the 4 screws that secure the heat-sink to the motherboard and lift up the heat-sink to
remove it.
Step 8. To install the new heat-sink assembly:
a. Line up the new heat-sink assembly with the mounting holes on the motherboard, secure
the new heat-sink assembly with 4 screws.
b. Connect the fan power cable to the connector on the board.
Step 9. Reattach the front bezel and computer cover.

Replacing the Wi-Fi card

Note: For this procedure, it helps to lay the computer flat.
To replace the Wi-Fi card:
Step 1. Remove any media (disks, CDs, DVDs, or memory cards) from the drives, shut down the operating
system, and turn off the computer and all attached devices.
Step 2. Unplug all power cords from electrical outlets.
Step 3. Disconnect all cables attached to the computer. This includes power cords, input/output (I/O)
cables, and any other cables that are connected to the computer. Refer to "Left and right view"
and "Rear view" for help with locating the various connectors.
Step 4. Remove the computer cover. Refer to "Removing the computer cover".
Step 5. Remove the front bezel. Refer to "Removing the front bezel".
Step 6. Disconnect the 2 antenna cables from the Wi-Fi card.
Step 7. Remove the screw that secures the Wi-Fi card to the motherboard.
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