Framework Laptop 16 Antenna Installation

ID: 199814

Description:

Steps:

1. Remove the liner from the back of your replacement right antenna.
2. The right antenna has a white cable and has an R printed on its front.

3. Use your fingers to slide the right antenna into its slot on the Top Cover and press it into its alignment peg.

4. While keeping the antenna pressed into place, use your Framework Screwdriver to install the 2.4 mm‑long T5 Torx screw securing the right antenna.

5. Use the flat end of your Framework Screwdriver to press the copper film onto the Top Cover and adhere it.

6. Use the flat end of your Framework Screwdriver, or your fingers, to press the white antenna cable into its clips at the top right corner of the Top Cover.

7. Repeat the previous step for the clips along the right edge of the Top Cover.

8. Remove the liner from the back of your replacement left antenna.
9. The left antenna has a black cable and has an L printed on its front.

10. Use your fingers to slide the left antenna into its slot on the Top Cover and press it into its alignment peg.

11. While keeping the antenna pressed into place, use your Framework Screwdriver to install the 2.4 mm‑long T5 Torx screw securing the left antenna.

12. Use the flat end of your Framework Screwdriver to press the copper film onto the Top Cover and adhere it.

13. Use the flat end of your Framework Screwdriver, or your fingers, to press the black antenna cable into its clips at the top left corner of the Top Cover.

14. Repeat the previous step for the clips along the left edge of the Top Cover.