On 3/11/07, Mac Berger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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.
That was my point, you should not need to take the mainboard out, and
certainly not the display, to get to the fans and heatsink. There
should be a section of the bottom cover that comes off that just
covers the fan/heatsink area. Did you look at the PDF linked to
earlier in this thread?
http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c00212209.pdf
Check out section 5. Pages 5-22 and 5-23 specifically.
Even so, if you want to separate the display and mainboard (and put it
back together) why not just pop the wireless card out of the mini-PCI
slot? That would be much easier. You should be able to weave the
wires out of the little plastic pieces that route them from the
display to the card.
Jonathan
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