Dell OptiPlex 7070 Small Form Factor Service Manual

Removing the External Antenna

1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
2. Remove the:
   1. Side cover
   2. Front bezel
   3. HDD assembly
   4. Hard drive and optical drive module
3. To remove the antenna from the system:
   1. Loosen and remove the antenna screw that connects to the antenna cable connector screws.
      
   2. Unroute the antenna cable from the retention clip on the chassis [1].
   3. Remove the retention clip from the chassis[2].
      
   4. Disconnect the antenna connectors from the connectors on the WLAN card.
   5. Remove the nuts to secure the antenna connectors to the chassis [1].
   6. Remove the metal washers on to the antenna connectors [2].
   7. Remove the antenna cables from the antenna slot on the chassis [3].