Hp Pavilion Dv7 1285Dx Wifi Card Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

11

Time Required

                          15 minutes            

Sections

3

• Battery
• 1 step
• Back Plate
• 2 steps
• Wifi Card
• 8 steps

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What you need

Step 1

              Battery               

• Ensure the device is powered down and unplugged.
• Turn the device upside down with the battery compartment facing you.
• Slide the black slider to the right and lift the battery out of its compartment.

Ensure the device is powered down and unplugged.

Turn the device upside down with the battery compartment facing you.

Slide the black slider to the right and lift the battery out of its compartment.

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Step 2

              Back Plate               

• Locate and remove the six Phillips PM2.5×7.0 screws around the perimeter of the back plate.
• These screws do not completely detach from the device when unscrewed.

Locate and remove the six Phillips PM2.5×7.0 screws around the perimeter of the back plate.

These screws do not completely detach from the device when unscrewed.

Step 3

• Use the plastic opening tool to lift up the back plate and set it aside.

Use the plastic opening tool to lift up the back plate and set it aside.

Step 4

              Wifi Card               

• Locate the wifi card to the right of the RAM.

Locate the wifi card to the right of the RAM.

Step 5

• Unplug antenna cables 1 and 2 from their leads.
• Antenna cable 3 is not used.

Unplug antenna cables 1 and 2 from their leads.

Antenna cable 3 is not used.

Step 6

• Remove the two Phillips head screws located on the battery compartment side of the wifi card.

Remove the two Phillips head screws located on the battery compartment side of the wifi card.

Step 7

• Gently lift the wifi card up to a 45 degree angle from the side with screws.

Gently lift the wifi card up to a 45 degree angle from the side with screws.

Step 8

• Unplug the wifi card.

Unplug the wifi card.

Step 9

• These next steps are for installing your replacement wifi card. These steps are very important to ensure that you do not damage your device.
• Fully insert the replacement wifi card at a 45 degree angle, ensuring that the notch on the card lines up with the peg on the plug.

These next steps are for installing your replacement wifi card. These steps are very important to ensure that you do not damage your device.

Fully insert the replacement wifi card at a 45 degree angle, ensuring that the notch on the card lines up with the peg on the plug.

Step 10

• Gently push the wifi card down until the screws can be replaced.

Gently push the wifi card down until the screws can be replaced.

Step 11

• Connect the antenna cable 1 with lead 1 and connect antenna cable 2 with lead 2.
• Wire 1 needs to be connected to lead 1 and wire 2 needs to be connected to lead 2.
• Wire 3 and lead 3 are not used.

Connect the antenna cable 1 with lead 1 and connect antenna cable 2 with lead 2.

Wire 1 needs to be connected to lead 1 and wire 2 needs to be connected to lead 2.

Wire 3 and lead 3 are not used.

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

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