Wireless mini-cards, Removing the mini-card – Dell Studio 1435 (Late 2008) User Manual
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Wireless Mini-Cards
Dell Studio™ 1435 Service Manual
If you ordered a wireless Mini-Card with your computer, the card is already installed.
Your computer supports two Mini-Card slots:
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one Full Mini-Card slot – for WPAN
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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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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.
CAUTION:
Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions that shipped with your computer.
NOTICE:
To help prevent damage to the system board, you must remove the battery from the battery bay before you begin working inside the
computer.
NOTICE:
Only a certified service technician should perform repairs on your computer. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell™ is not
covered by your warranty.
NOTE:
Dell does not guarantee compatibility or provide support for Mini-Cards from sources other than Dell.
NOTE:
Your computer can only support one Full Mini-Card 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 screw 3 antenna cable connector (2)
NOTE:
If you are removing a WPAN Mini-Card, disconnect the blue antenna cable from the Mini-Card.