HP 14-cf2112wm Wi-Fi Card Replacement

ID: 199570

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Steps:

1. Before you begin, shut down your laptop and disconnect all cables.
2. Turn the laptop over so the bottom case is facing up.

3. Use a spudger to pry under the end of the screw cover.
4. When the edge is lifted up, use your fingers to pull the rest of the strip off.
5. Try to keep the strip intact so you can replace it at reassembly.

6. Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove six 6 mm screws from the back case.

7. Use a pick or opening tool to pry along the edges of the back cover from the keyboard side of the laptop.
8. Be careful as the case edges are sharp.

9. Lift the back cover off the laptop.

10. For reference, the Wi-Fi card is near the middle left of the image.

11. Use an opening tool to pry up and disconnect the two Wi-Fi card coaxial cable connectors.
12. The wire with the white tab attached should connect to spot number 1 on the Wi-Fi card. The wire with the black tab attached should connect to spot number 2.

13. Remove the 3 mm-long screw securing the Wi-Fi card with a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

14. Pull the Wi-Fi card out of its socket.