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Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Card

Dell™ Vostro™ 1510 Service Manual

  Removing a WLAN Card

  Replacing a WLAN Card

CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions that shipped with your computer.

Your computer supports a WLAN card. If you ordered a WLAN card with your computer, the card is already installed.

Removing a WLAN Card

1. Follow the procedures in Before Working on Your Computer.
   
   
2. Turn the computer upside down.
   
   
3. Remove the hard drive compartment cover.
   
   
4. Gently remove the tape that secures the two antenna cables on top of the WLAN card.
   
   
5. Remove the M2 x 3-mm screw that secures the WLAN card.
   
   

1	WLAN card	2	M2 x 3-mm screw (1)
3	antenna cables (2)

6. Slide the WLAN card at a 45-degree angle out of its connector.
   
   
7. Rotate each antenna cable until it is positioned away from the WLAN card and then pull gently on the cable to disconnect it.
   
   

1	antenna cables (2)	2	WLAN card
3	system board connector

Replacing a WLAN Card

NOTICE: The connectors are keyed to ensure correct insertion. If you feel resistance, check the connectors on the card and on the system board, and realign the card.

NOTICE: To avoid damage to the WLAN card, never place cables under the card.

This procedure assumes that you have completed the removal procedure Removing a WLAN Card.

1. Insert the WLAN card connector into the system board connector at a 45- degree angle.
   
   
2. Connect the antenna cables to the WLAN card that you are installing.
   
   

If the WLAN card has two triangles on the label (white and black), connect the white antenna cable to the connector labeled "main" (white triangle), and connect the black antenna cable to the connector labeled "aux" (black triangle).

If the WLAN card has three triangles on the label (white, black, and gray), connect the white antenna cable to the white triangle, connect the black antenna cable to the black triangle, and connect the gray antenna cable to the gray triangle.

3. Replace the M2 x 3-mm screw that secures the WLAN card.
   
   
4. Replace the tape that secures the two antenna cables on top of the WLAN card.
   
   
5. Replace the hard drive compartment cover.
   
   

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