Dell Inspiron 17 7786 2 In 1 Wireless Card Nic Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Easy

Steps

5

Time Required

                          3 minutes            

Sections

2

• Base Cover
• 4 steps
• Wireless Card (NIC)
• 1 step

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Base Cover               

• Remove the eight M2 5mm screws that secure the base cover using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Remove the eight M2 5mm screws that secure the base cover using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

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Step 2

• Loosen the three captive screws that secure the base closer to the hinges.
• Do not attempt to remove the three captive screws! You need only to loosen them. They’re supposed to stay on the base cover.

Loosen the three captive screws that secure the base closer to the hinges.

Do not attempt to remove the three captive screws! You need only to loosen them. They’re supposed to stay on the base cover.

Step 3

• Carefully pry the base cover using an iFixit opening tool in the crevice near the hinges. Guide the pick along the edges and slightly lift upwards as you go along.
• Do not start from the speaker end of the edges when opening, or you may cause further damage to your device!

Carefully pry the base cover using an iFixit opening tool in the crevice near the hinges. Guide the pick along the edges and slightly lift upwards as you go along.

Do not start from the speaker end of the edges when opening, or you may cause further damage to your device!

Step 4

• Carefully remove the base cover from the laptop.

Carefully remove the base cover from the laptop.

Step 5

              Wireless Card (NIC)               

• Remove the screw holding down the small bracket for the wireless card using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
• Remove the black wired connection from the port over the black triangle.
• Remove the wire with the white marking from the port above the white triangle.
• Pull the Wi-Fi card out of its slot.

Remove the screw holding down the small bracket for the wireless card using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Remove the black wired connection from the port over the black triangle.

Remove the wire with the white marking from the port above the white triangle.

Pull the Wi-Fi card out of its slot.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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