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Latitude 5430 Rugged Service Manual

Installing the Wi-Fi I/O board

Prerequisites

If you are replacing a component, remove the existing component before performing the installation procedure.

About this task

The following image indicates the location of the Wi-Fi I/O board and provides a visual representation of the installation procedure.

This image displays the installation of Wi-Fi I/O board.

Steps

  1. Place and align the Wi-Fi I/O board with screw holes on the system board.
  2. Connect the flexible printed cable to the Wi-Fi I/O board.
    Adhere the flexible printed cable with kapton tape to the connector.
  3. Replace the two (M2.5x5) screws that secure the Wi-Fi I/O board to the system board.
  4. Connect the WLAN, WWAN, and GPS antennas to the Wi-Fi I/O board.
    Table 1. Cable connectors on Latitude 5430 RuggedThis table provides the cable connections of your system:
    Cable number Antenna
    5 WWAN antenna on Wi-Fi I/O board
    1 WWAN antenna on Wi-Fi I/O board
    12 WWAN antenna on Wi-Fi I/O board
    2 WLAN antenna on Wi-Fi I/O board
    13 WLAN antenna on Wi-Fi I/O board
    10 WLAN antenna on Wi-Fi I/O board
    11 GPS antenna on Wi-Fi I/O board
    14 GPS antenna on Wi-Fi I/O board
    4 GPS antenna on Wi-Fi I/O board

Next steps

  1. Install the base cover.
  2. Install the primary M.2 2280 solid state drive or primary M.2 2230 solid state drive.
  3. Install the battery.
  4. Follow the procedure in after working inside your computer.

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