Removal
Base Cover
Identify the base cover highlighted in blue.
Turn the system badge flap over and then remove the screws.
Using a Torx #5, remove the screws that secure the base cover to the system.
Using a plastic scribe, pry the base cover from the bottom corners up each side of the system towards the rear.
Grasp the left side and the right side of the base cover and rotate it upwards to release the base cover.
Battery Cable
Identify the battery cable highlighted in blue.
Disconnect the battery cable from the system board.
Press and hold the power button for 10 seconds to ground the system and remove residual static electricity.
Wireless Module (WLAN)
Identify the wireless module (WLAN) highlighted in blue.
Loosen the captive screw that secures the bracket to the wireless module.
Lift the bracket off the wireless module.
Disconnect the antenna cables (black and white cables) from the wireless module.
Slide and remove the wireless module out of the slot.
Install
Wireless Module (WLAN)
Identify the wireless module (WLAN) location highlighted in blue.
Align the notch on the wireless module with the tab on the slot and slide the wireless module into the slot.
Connect the black cable to the auxiliary (black triangle).
Connect the white cable to the main (white triangle).
Align the screw hole on the bracket with the screw hole on the wireless module.
Tighten the captive screw that secures the bracket to the wireless module.
Battery Cable
Identify the battery cable location highlighted in blue.
Route the battery cable through the routing clip and connect the battery cable to the connector on the system board.
Base Cover
Identify the base cover location highlighted in blue.
Align the base cover tabs in the rear and to the slots on the edges, press the edges of the cover until it clicks into place.
Using a Torx #5, install the screws that secure the base cover to the system.
Turn the system badge flap over and then install the screws.