Dell Inspiron 1501 Wireless Mini-Card Replacement

ID: 106671

Description: This guide will teach you how to replace the...

Steps:

1. Place the laptop facedown with the battery facing you.
2. Push the switch above the battery to the right and hold it in that position.
3. Lift the battery using the grip on the top and remove it from its socket.

4. Open the laptop all the way, rotating the display so that it is level with the surface that you are working on.
5. Insert the spudger underneath the groove on the right side of the hinge cover.
6. Push up to pry the edge of the hinge cover out.
7. Lift up to release the hinge cover from the laptop, working from right to left.

8. Remove the two 5mm JIS #1 screws from the top of the keyboard.
9. Lift the top of the keyboard up and pull the keyboard away from the laptop.
10. Be sure not to break the ribbon connector that attaches the keyboard to the laptop.

11. Open the latch holding the ribbon from the top
12. Remove the keyboard from the laptop.

13. Remove the two wires from their connections.
14. Pull the metal tabs securing the wireless mini-card to the back of the laptop until the card pops up.
15. Remove the wireless mini-card from the laptop.