Alienware Area-51 ALX, Service Manual

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Removing 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 . 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.
Prerequisites
1. Remove the stability foot. See “ Removing the Stability Foot ”.
2. Remove both the left and right side-panels. See “ Removing the Side Panels ”.
3. If you have multiple graphics cards installed, remove the graphics card. See “ Removing the Graphics Card ”.
Procedure
1. Lay the computer on the left side.
2. Disconnect the antenna cables from the wireless card.
3. Remove the screw that secures the wireless card to the chassis.
4. Slide and pull the wireless card away from the wireless-card slot.
1. antenna cables 2. screw
3. antenna cables connector 4. wireless card
5. wireless-card slot
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