On Sun, 11 Mar 2007 23:22:42 +0100, Jonathan Berry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
On 3/11/07, Mac Berger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Sun, 11 Mar 2007 21:12:53 +0100, Mark Carlson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> On 3/11/07, Mac Berger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Mark, since You did it :) tell me - how do You remove those little
>> antenna-to-wificard connectors?
>
> The little wire that connects to the mini-PCI card? Pull... gently.
> The connector functions similar to a snap you would find on clothing,
> but with a tiny wire in the middle.
Hmmm... Not so gently here. When I pulled - whole little card was
rising.
I tried to turn them around - and find some spot where they disconnect,
but no luck.
To be clear - those are the two antenna cables - from 'Maitenance and
Service Guide' 5.12.4 (p.5-36)
Are there only pulling involved? Maybe under a certain angle or
something?
Only pulling is required. I think the intruction to pull gently
should have been "try to pull gently" :-). I suggest that you take
the card out of the mini-PCI slot, then hold it in place while you
pull up on the connectors. You may have to pull with some force.
A quick question: Why are you trying to unplug the wires? You
certainly do not need to in order to clean the fans/heatsink. Only if
you *really* want to take the laptop apart, or put the card in another
computer. Note that another card may not work in this laptop as the
BIOS has a whitelist of devices that it will allow to work.
Hmmm... this goes like that:
I opened the case and saw two fans and radiators. One fan/radiator was
full of dirt (main), and the other was clean as new. If one is not working
too much - why not change them? But to get them out - I have to get the
mainboard and display out, and they are connected with those little
antenna cables.
Cheers
Mac Berger
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