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Communication Cards

Dell™ XPS™ M1330 Service Manual

  Subscriber Identity Module

  Wireless Mini Cards

  Flash Cache Module

Subscriber Identity Module

Subscriber Identity Modules (SIM) identify users uniquely through an International Mobile Subscriber Identity.

CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide.

NOTE: Only Cingular and Vodafone need a SIM. Verizon, Sprint, and Telus do not use SIMs.

1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin.
   
   
2. In the battery bay, slide the SIM into the compartment.
   
   

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battery bay

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SIM

Wireless Mini Cards

CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide.

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 a wireless Mini Card with your computer, the card is already installed. Your computer supports three types of wireless Mini Cards:

• Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN)
  
  
• Mobile Broadband or Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN)
  
  

Removing a WLAN Card

1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin.
   
   
2. Turn the computer over.
   
   
3. Loosen the captive screw on the Mini Card module cover and remove the cover.
   
   

4. Disconnect the antenna cables from the WLAN card.
   
   

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WLAN card

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M2 x 3-mm securing screw

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antenna cable connectors (2)

5. Release the WLAN card by removing the securing screw.
   
   
6. Lift the WLAN card out of its system board connector.
   
   

Replacing a WLAN Card

NOTICE: The connectors are keyed to ensure correct insertion. If you feel resistance, check the connectors on the card and on the system board, and realign the card.

NOTICE: To avoid damage to the WLAN card, never place cables under the card.

1. Insert the WLAN card connector at a 45-degree angle into the system board connector labeled "WLAN."
   
   
2. Press the other end of the WLAN card down into the slot on the system board until the card clicks into place.
   
   
3. Replace the M2 x 3-mm securing screw.
   
   
4. Connect the appropriate antenna cables to the WLAN card you are installing:
   
   

If the WLAN card has two triangles on the label (white and black), connect the white antenna cable to the connector labeled "main" (white triangle), and connect the black antenna cable to the connector labeled "aux" (black triangle).

If the WLAN card has three triangles on the label (white, black, and gray), connect the white antenna cable to the white triangle, connect the black antenna cable to the black triangle, and connect the gray antenna cable to the gray triangle.

5. Secure unused antenna cables in the protective mylar sleeve.
   
   
6. Replace the cover and tighten the captive screws.
   
   

Removing a Mobile Broadband or WWAN Card

NOTE: WWAN is also available on an ExpressCard (see "Using ExpressCards" in your Owner's Manual).

1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin.
   
   
2. Turn the computer over.
   
   
3. Loosen the captive screw on the Mini Card module cover and remove the cover.
   
   

4. Disconnect the two antenna cables from the WWAN card.
   
   

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WWAN card

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M2 x 3-mm securing screw

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antenna cable connectors (2)

5. Release the WWAN card by removing the securing screw.
   
   
6. Lift the WWAN card out of its system board connector.
   
   

Replacing a WWAN Card

NOTICE: The connectors are keyed to ensure correct insertion. If you feel resistance, check the connectors on the card and on the system board, and realign the card.

NOTICE: To avoid damage to the WWAN card, never place cables under the card.

1. Insert the WWAN card connector at a 45-degree angle into the system board connector labeled "WWAN."
   
   
2. Press the other end of the WWAN card down into the slot on the system board until the card clicks into place.
   
   
3. Replace the M2 x 3-mm securing screw.
   
   
4. Connect the black antenna cable with a gray stripe to the connector labeled "aux" (black triangle), and connect the white antenna cable with a gray stripe to the connector labeled "main" (white triangle).
   
   
5. Secure unused antenna cables in the protective mylar sleeve.
   
   
6. Replace the cover and tighten the captive screws.
   
   

Flash Cache Module

The FCM, or Flash Cache Module, is an internal memory card that helps improve the performance of your computer. The FCM card is also known as Intel Turbo Memory and the Intel® Flash Cache Logic Chip Mini-card.

NOTE: This card is only compatible with the Microsoft Windows Vista™ operating system.

If you ordered an FCM card with your computer, the card is already installed.

Removing the FCM

1. Follow the procedures in Before You Begin.
   
   
2. Turn the computer over and remove the cover on the Mini Card compartment.
   
   

3. Ground yourself by touching one of the metal connectors on the back of the computer.
   
   

NOTE: If you leave the area, ground yourself again when you return to the computer.

4. Remove the M2 x 3-mm securing screw.
   
   
5. Remove the FCM card.
   
   

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FCM card

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M2 x 3-mm securing screw

Replacing the FCM Card

NOTICE: Install the FCM card in the WWAN or WPAN slot. Do not install an FCM cardin the WLAN card slot. Doing so may cause damage to your computer.

1. Insert the FCM card connector at a 45-degree angle into the system board connector labeled "FCM."
   
   
2. Press the other end of the FCM card down into the slot on the system board until the card clicks into place.
   
   
3. Replace the M2 x 3-mm securing screw.
   
   

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