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Moderate

Steps

3

Time Required

                          5 - 10 minutes            

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  • Wifi Adapter
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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Wifi Adapter               
  • Start with the bottom of the laptop facing up.
  • Locate the small panel under the battery, which houses the wifi adapter, and unscrew the one 5mm Phillips #0 screw holding the panel in place.
  • Remove the panel and set it aside.
  • Be careful not to snap the 2 tabs on the sides of the panel when pulling it out.

Start with the bottom of the laptop facing up.

Locate the small panel under the battery, which houses the wifi adapter, and unscrew the one 5mm Phillips #0 screw holding the panel in place.

Remove the panel and set it aside.

Be careful not to snap the 2 tabs on the sides of the panel when pulling it out.

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Step 2

  • Unscrew the two 3mm Phillips #0 screw which is located at the corners of the wifi adapter.

Unscrew the two 3mm Phillips #0 screw which is located at the corners of the wifi adapter.

Step 3

  • Pull the 2 black wires with the gold pieces out of the wifi adapter.
  • The wifi adapter is now free to be removed.
  • When reconnecting the wires for re-installing the wifi adapter, make sure the gold ends are rotated correctly to be properly pushed back in.

Pull the 2 black wires with the gold pieces out of the wifi adapter.

The wifi adapter is now free to be removed.

When reconnecting the wires for re-installing the wifi adapter, make sure the gold ends are rotated correctly to be properly pushed back in.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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