Dell Inspiron 11 3168 Wifi Module Replacement Repair Guide

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Very difficult

Steps

9

Time Required

                          30 minutes            

Sections

2

• Battery
• 5 steps
• Wifi module
• 4 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery               

• Before you begin, be sure to turn off your laptop and unplug it from the outlet.
• Using a Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove all nine 7.5mm screws from the bottom case of the laptop.

Before you begin, be sure to turn off your laptop and unplug it from the outlet.

Using a Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove all nine 7.5mm screws from the bottom case of the laptop.

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Step 2

• Remove the bottom case of the laptop by gently prying along the seam with a plastic opening tool.

Remove the bottom case of the laptop by gently prying along the seam with a plastic opening tool.

Step 3

• Remove the one 7.5mm screw that is holding the battery in place.

Remove the one 7.5mm screw that is holding the battery in place.

Step 4

• Disconnect the battery cable from its motherboard socket by gently pulling it towards the battery.
• Pull parallel to the battery, not straight up.

Disconnect the battery cable from its motherboard socket by gently pulling it towards the battery.

Pull parallel to the battery, not straight up.

Step 5

• Remove the battery.

Remove the battery.

Step 6

              Wifi module               

• Use an opening tool or your fingers to release the clamps on both ends of the ribbon cable and lift away.

Use an opening tool or your fingers to release the clamps on both ends of the ribbon cable and lift away.

Step 7

• Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the screw that is holding the WiFi module in place.
• Remove the metal piece that covers the antenna cable connectors.

Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the screw that is holding the WiFi module in place.

Remove the metal piece that covers the antenna cable connectors.

Step 8

• To remove the WiFi module from the motherboard, slide it free of the socket connector.

To remove the WiFi module from the motherboard, slide it free of the socket connector.

Step 9

• Disconnect both the black and the white wires from the WiFi module.

Disconnect both the black and the white wires from the WiFi module.

To install the replacement module, start at step 4 and work your way backwards to step 1.

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