Removing the mini-card – Dell Studio 1737 (Late 2008) User Manual

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one Half Mini-Card slot – for WLAN

The types of Mini-Cards supported are:

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Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) — Half Mini-Card

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Ultra Wide Band (UWB) — Full Mini-Card

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Mobile broadband or Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) — Full Mini-Card

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Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) or Internal Card with Bluetooth

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Wireless Technology — Full Mini-Card

 

Removing the Mini-Card

 

1.

Follow the instructions in

Before You Begin

.


 

2.

Turn the computer over and remove the base cover (see

Removing the Base Cover

).

 

 

3.

Disconnect the antenna cables from the Mini-Card.

 

4.

Remove the securing screw that connects the Mini-Card to the system board.

 

5.

Lift the Mini-Card out of the system board connector.

NOTE:

Your computer can only support two Full Mini-Cards and one Half Mini-Card at a time.

NOTE:

The WLAN slot supports a half Mini-Card.

NOTE:

Depending on the configuration of the system when it was sold, one or more of the Mini-Card slots may not have Mini-Cards installed in them.

NOTICE:

When you disconnect a cable, pull on its connector or on its pull-tab, not on the cable itself. Some cables have connectors with locking

tabs; if you are disconnecting this type of cable, press in on the locking tabs before you disconnect the cable. As you pull connectors apart, keep
them evenly aligned to avoid bending any connector pins. Also, before you connect a cable, ensure that both connectors are correctly oriented
and aligned.

1 Mini-Card

2 securing screw

3 antenna cable connectors (2)

NOTE:

If you are removing a WPAN/UWB Mini-Card, disconnect the blue antenna cable from the Mini-Card.

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