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Replacing the wireless card, Procedure, Post-requisites – Dell Inspiron Small Desktop (3646, Mid 2014) User Manual

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Replacing the Wireless Card

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety
information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in

Before Working Inside Your Computer

. After working inside your

computer, follow the instructions in

After Working Inside Your

Computer

. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory

Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

Procedure

CAUTION: To avoid damage to the wireless mini-card, do not place

any cables under it.

1

Locate the wireless mini-card slot.
For more information on the location of the wireless mini-card slot, see

“System-Board Components”

.

2 Align the notch on the wireless mini-card with the tab on the mini-card

connector.

3 Slide the wireless mini-card at an angle into the system-board connector.
4 Press the other end of the wireless mini-card down and replace the

screw that secures the wireless mini-card to the system board.

5 Connect the antenna cables to the wireless mini-card.

The following table provides the antenna-cable color scheme for the
wireless mini-card supported by your computer.

Connectors on the wireless card

Antenna-cable color

Main (white triangle)

White

Auxiliary (black triangle)

Black

Post-requisites

1

Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 6 in “Replacing the

drive cage

”.

2 Replace the

front bezel

.

3 Replace the

computer cover

.

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