Acer Aspire TimelineX 4820T-6645 Wifi Module Replacement

ID: 122439

Description: If your WiFi module is malfunctioning use this...

Steps:

1. Power down the laptop.
2. Turn the laptop over so the bottom is facing up and the battery is facing towards you.

3. The tab on the right is a locking tab. Slide this tab to the right to unlock it (the red should now be showing).
4. Slide the left tab to the left and hold it there.

5. While holding the left tab to the left the battery should easily pull out of the laptop.

6. Flip the laptop over and remove screws (PH#1, 8mm length) holding the back cover in place
7. Remove back cover from your laptop

8. Disconnect the two antenna cables from the WLAN board as shown below
9. Black wire is terminal 1(left), white wire is terminal 2(right)

10. Remove the screw(PH#1, 3mm length) holding the WLAN board to the laptop

11. Detach and remove the WLAN board from the WLAN socket