Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

7

Time Required

                          15 minutes

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  • Wi-Fi Card
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What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • First, remove the battery to avoid electric shock
  • Slide and unlock the battery, then lift it

First, remove the battery to avoid electric shock

Slide and unlock the battery, then lift it

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Step 2

              Wi-Fi card
  • Now, you should to remove the Wi-Fi card cover
  • Remove this screw
  • Lift the cover

Now, you should to remove the Wi-Fi card cover

Remove this screw

Lift the cover

Step 3

              Unlock Wi-Fi card
  • The Wi-Fi card is locked, but you should to change that.
  • Remove this two little screws.
  • Pull the Wi-Fi card.

The Wi-Fi card is locked, but you should to change that.

Remove this two little screws.

Pull the Wi-Fi card.

Step 4

              Unplug Wi-Fi card
  • You should to be carefull with the next steps, the plugs are easy to separate, but they are fragile
  • Pull carefully both cables from the Wi-Fi card, it requires a little strength

You should to be carefull with the next steps, the plugs are easy to separate, but they are fragile

Pull carefully both cables from the Wi-Fi card, it requires a little strength

Step 5

              Reassemble Wi-Fi card
  • Now it’s time to put the new Wi-Fi card
  • Connect both plugs, the cable with white tag, at the left of the Wi-Fi card, the green one, at the right plug

Now it’s time to put the new Wi-Fi card

Connect both plugs, the cable with white tag, at the left of the Wi-Fi card, the green one, at the right plug

Step 6

              Data Plug
  • The Wi-Fi card already has the power plugs, now it’s time to the data plug
  • Insert the Wi-Fi card in a 45 degrees angle
  • Now press it and screw it

The Wi-Fi card already has the power plugs, now it’s time to the data plug

Insert the Wi-Fi card in a 45 degrees angle

Now press it and screw it

Step 7

              Reassemble cover
  • For finish, reassemble the cover
  • If the cover is still lifted, press softly until you hear a click

For finish, reassemble the cover

If the cover is still lifted, press softly until you hear a click

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veronica - Jan 21, 2015

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If the button that turns blue when I start my computer stays orange does that mean I need to install a new wifi card?

saqib raheem - May 8, 2017

Hi frnd just want to know ur hp laptop button was not working it stayed orange thn what did u do? U changed wifi card or button plz reply me i have same condition can u ans me on my mobile whatsapp plz +85254077440

thaisabs - Apr 18, 2015

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Please provide information on the model of the wifi card

tech - May 15, 2016

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My card wifi on laptop G60-530US was not working. Can you suggest me some modle of new card wifi which can be suitable my laptop. Thanks so much