Alienware 17 R4 Service Manual

Procedure

CAUTION: To avoid damaging the wireless card, do not place any cables under it.

Align the notch on the wireless card with the tab on the wireless-card slot.
Slide the wireless card bracket on to the wireless card, and align the screw hole on the wireless-card bracket with the screw hole on the wireless card and the computer base.
Slide the wireless card at an angle into the wireless-card slot.

Connect the antenna cables to the wireless card.

The following table provides the antenna-cable color scheme for the wireless card supported by your computer.

Table 1. Antenna-cable color scheme
The following table lists connectors on the wireless card and the color scheme of the antenna cable.
Connectors on the wireless card	Antenna cable color
Auxiliary (black triangle)	Black
Main (white triangle)	White

NOTE: To avoid potential damage to the wireless-card bracket, carefully place it on at an angle on the wireless card before replacing it.

Align the screw hole on the wireless-card bracket with the screw hole on the wireless card and the computer base.
Press the other end of the wireless card and replace the screw (M2x3) that secures the wireless-card bracket to the computer base.