How to replace laptop wireless card and how to uninstall/ install wireless card on notebook.
Different laptop have different place for wireless card. Below is the bottom view of laptop that shows wireless card. But the method for how to install and remove wireless card is almost same for different laptop like Lenovo, HP Hewlett Packard, Dell,MSI, Samsung and Microsoft,Toshiba, Google, Apple, Asus, Acer.
Steps to replace wireless card on laptop.
Follow these simple steps to change laptop wireless card. Some people call it as how to install wireless card on laptop. Gadget lovers use wireless network to connect to internet. Older laptop does not have WiFi port. It require to install wireless card on notebook. Download wireless card driver from internet. You can replace wireless card adapter on laptop using this methods.
How to connect antenna wire of wireless card.
There are two color antenna wires connected to the wireless card. White wire is for main connector on the card.Black wire is for the auxiliary connector on the card. Antenna is used to receive and transmit wireless signal from laptop.
How to disconnect antenna wire from laptop system board.
To disconnect the antenna wire grasp with finger and unsnap it from the card. It has rounded notch slot to fix two antenna wire. To replace wireless card disconnect those wire from laptop PCB. PCB full form is Printed Circuit Board.
Now spread latches as shown with red arrow on both sides of the wireless card slot to release the card.
The wireless card will comes up at 30 degrees angle. Hold it properly and put on non conductive surface to avoid electrical transmission.
Now as shown with red arrows Pull the wireless card from the slot.
You have removed wireless card from laptop.
How to Change wireless card on laptop.
To install the wireless card follow the steps in reverse direction. Do not forget to connect antenna wire.
How to troubleshoot laptop wireless card not working.
1) Install driver for wireless card.
2) Make sure antenna wire is connected.
3) Clean laptop mother board slot for wireless card. You can use isopropyl.
4) For laptop wireless card with packet injection, upgrade driver upgrade system board firmware and reinstall driver.
