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Dell Precision 3430 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. 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.Internal Antenna
    2. Unroute the antenna cable from the retention clip on the chassis [1].
    3. Remove the retention clip from the chassis[2].Internal Antenna
    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].Internal Antenna

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