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Internal Card With Bluetooth® Wireless Technology

Dell™ Inspiron™ 1318 Service Manual

  Removing the Internal Card With Bluetooth Wireless Technology

  Replacing the Internal Card With Bluetooth Wireless Technology

CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions shipped with your computer.

NOTICE: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface (such as a connector on the back of the computer).

NOTICE: To help prevent damage to the system board, you must remove the battery from the battery bay before you begin working inside the computer.

If you ordered an internal card with Bluetooth wireless technology with your computer, it is already installed.

Removing the Internal Card With Bluetooth Wireless Technology

1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin.
   
   
2. Remove the center control cover (see Center Control Cover).
   
   
3. Remove the keyboard (see Keyboard).
   
   
4. Remove the adhesive tape that secures the internal card with Bluetooth wireless technology to the computer.
   
   

NOTICE: Carefully note the routing of the cable before you disconnect it, so that you route the cable correctly. An incorrectly routed cable could lead to computer problems.

5. Slide and lift the card out of the card compartment.
   
   
6. Disconnect the cable from the card connector.
   
   

1	adhesive tape	2	cable
3	internal card with Bluetooth wireless technology

Replacing the Internal Card With Bluetooth Wireless Technology

1. Connect the cable to the card connector.
   
   
2. Slide the card into the card compartment and route the cable.
   
   
3. Replace the keyboard (see Keyboard).
   
   
4. Replace the center control panel (see Center Control Cover).
   
   
5. Slide the battery into the battery bay, until it clicks into place.
   
   

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