Replacing The Wi-Fi Card - Lenovo 10KY Hardware Maintenance Manual

What to do next:
• To work with another piece of hardware, go to the appropriate section.
• To complete the replacement, go to "Completing the parts replacement" on page 110.

Replacing the Wi-Fi card

Attention: Do not open your computer or attempt any repair before reading and understanding the Chapter
1 "Read this first: Important safety information" on page 1.
Notes:
• The Wi-Fi card might come in two sizes, refer to the figure that matches your Wi-Fi card when reading
this section.
• The locations of Wi-Fi antenna connectors might vary.
To replace the Wi-Fi card, do the following:
1. Remove any media from the drives and turn off all connected devices and the computer. Then,
disconnect all power cords from electrical outlets and disconnect all cables that are connected to the
computer.
2. Remove the computer cover. See "Removing the computer cover" on page 82.
3. Locate the Wi-Fi card. See "Computer components" on page 31.
4. Disconnect the Wi-Fi antenna cables from the Wi-Fi card, and then remove the screw that secures the
Wi-Fi card.
Figure 40. Removing the Wi-Fi card cables
5. Pull the Wi-Fi card out of the M.2 Wi-Fi card slot.
Figure 41. Removing the Wi-Fi card
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