Skip to main content
  • Place orders quickly and easily
  • View orders and track your shipping status
  • Enjoy members-only rewards and discounts
  • Create and access a list of your products
  • Manage your Dell EMC sites, products, and product-level contacts using Company Administration.

Latitude 5550 Owner's Manual

Installing the 4G WWAN card

Prerequisites

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

About this task

NOTE:The 4G WWAN card is available only on certain configurations. It is connected to the system with two antenna cables.
The following images indicate the location of the 4G WWAN card and provide a visual representation of the installation procedure.
Figure 1. Installing the 4G WWAN card
Image: Installing the 4G WWAN card

Steps

  1. Align the notch on the 4G WWAN card with the tab on the 4G WWAN-card slot.
  2. Insert the 4G WWAN card at an angle into the 4G WWAN-card slot.
  3. Connect the antenna cables to the 4G WWAN card.

    The following table provides the antenna-cable color scheme for the 4G WWAN card that is supported on your computer.

    Table 1. Antenna-cable color scheme for 4G WWAN cardsThe following table provides the antenna-cable color scheme for the 4G WWAN card of your computer.
    Connectors on the WWAN card Antenna-cable color Silkscreen marking
    Main White MAIN △ (white triangle)
    Auxiliary Black AUX ▲ (black triangle)
  4. Align the screw hole on the 4G WWAN-card bracket with the screw hole on the 4G WWAN card and palm-rest assembly.
  5. Replace the screw (M2x3) that secures the wireless-card bracket to the wireless card and the palm-rest assembly.
  6. Align and place the 4G WWAN-card shield on the 4G WWAN card.

Next steps

  1. Install the base cover.
  2. Install the SIM card.
  3. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer.

Rate this content

Accurate
Useful
Easy to understand
Was this article helpful?
0/3000 characters
  Please provide ratings (1-5 stars).
  Please provide ratings (1-5 stars).
  Please provide ratings (1-5 stars).
  Please select whether the article was helpful or not.
  Comments cannot contain these special characters: <>()\