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Moderate
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7
Time Required
10 - 15 minutes
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
WiFi Card
- Start with the laptop with the side with the logo facing down.
- Next you will have to remove all the screws in the red circles
- When removing the screws try to place them in order of removal on a magnetic pad. It will help when you put them back and lowers the chance of losing them
Start with the laptop with the side with the logo facing down.
Next you will have to remove all the screws in the red circles
When removing the screws try to place them in order of removal on a magnetic pad. It will help when you put them back and lowers the chance of losing them
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Step 2
- Flip the laptop so that the logo is now facing up
- locate the lock switch on the front right
- Slide the switch to the right to unlock the laptop
- Make sure to unlock the laptop before opening because the keyboard may still be attached
Flip the laptop so that the logo is now facing up
locate the lock switch on the front right
Slide the switch to the right to unlock the laptop
Make sure to unlock the laptop before opening because the keyboard may still be attached
Step 3
- Lift open the laptop
- The keyboard should be detached from the bottom part of the laptop
- Hold the edges of the keyboard and slowly pull up until it opens
- Do not pull off the keyboard completely because there is a ribbon cable attached
Lift open the laptop
The keyboard should be detached from the bottom part of the laptop
Hold the edges of the keyboard and slowly pull up until it opens
Do not pull off the keyboard completely because there is a ribbon cable attached
Step 4
- Disconnect the ribbon cable by simply lifting it up
Disconnect the ribbon cable by simply lifting it up
Step 5
- The WiFi-Card is located towards the middle bottom of the laptop
The WiFi-Card is located towards the middle bottom of the laptop
Step 6
- Locate the two wires connected at the top of the WiFi-Card
- Hold the card down and use the tweezers to pinch the plug and pull up.
Locate the two wires connected at the top of the WiFi-Card
Hold the card down and use the tweezers to pinch the plug and pull up.
Step 7
- Place fingers on the two clips holding the card in place
- Pull the clips outwards until the the card pops up
- Pull the card out by pulling out away from your body
- To replace, follow these steps in reverse order
- Make sure that the side with the short end is on the left when you put it back in.
Place fingers on the two clips holding the card in place
Pull the clips outwards until the the card pops up
Pull the card out by pulling out away from your body
To replace, follow these steps in reverse order
Make sure that the side with the short end is on the left when you put it back in.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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M a n i _001 - Oct 7, 2022
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I need to know what’s role of the cables AUX and MAIN because i cut one
Brendan - Oct 8, 2022
AUX and MAIN cables are antenna cables. In this laptop there are two antennas, MAIN and AUX.
If you have a soldering iron, simply solder the two parts of the cable you cut and everything is gonna be fine.
I also recommend using shrink tubing to isolate the soldered part.
Note : laptop can work without this câble, but WiFi speed and stability will suffer.
If you can’t solder the câble or can’t by a new one, you can try to use only main by pluggin the only remaining antena câble to MAIN and leaving AUX unlpuged.
