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Alienware x14 R2 Service Manual

Removing the antennas

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
  2. Remove the base cover.
  3. Remove the battery.
  4. Remove the wireless card.
  5. Remove the speakers.

About this task

The following image(s) indicate the location of the antennas and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure.

Image: Removing the antennas

Steps

  1. Peel the tape that secures the antenna cables to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
  2. Remove the antenna cables from the routing guides on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
  3. Remove the four screws (M1.6x3) that secure the left and right antennas to the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
  4. Lift the left and right antennas, along with the antenna cables, off the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.

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