WLAN antennas
Description
Spare part number
WLAN Antenna Kit (includes main and aux antennas and cables, Mylar screw/POGO cover, thermal shield
bottom Mylar, thermal shield side Mylar (2), and thermal grease)
L14787-001
Before removing the WLAN antenna, follow these steps:
1.
Shut down the tablet. If you are unsure whether the tablet is off or in Hibernation, turn the tablet on,
and then shut it down through the operating system.
2.
Disconnect all external devices connected to the tablet.
3.
Disconnect the power from the tablet by first unplugging the power cord from the AC outlet, and then
unplugging the AC adapter from the tablet.
4.
Remove the display panel assembly (see
), and then remove the following
components:
a.
Mylar shield (see
Mylar shield (WWAN models only) on page 37
)
b.
Battery (see
c.
Thermal solution (see
)
d.
Solid-state drive (see
e.
WWAN module (if applicable) (see
WWAN module (select models only) on page 44
)
f.
System board (see
Remove the WLAN antenna:
1.
Left WLAN antenna; models without a WWAN module:
Remove the left WLAN antenna from the left speaker:
a.
Disconnect the antenna cable from the WLAN module (1).
b.
Peel the antenna off the speaker (2)
c.
Remove the cable from the routing path on top of the speaker (3)
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