For access, remove this FRU:

• Battery pack
• Bottom slot cover
• Hard disk drive or solid state drive assembly
• Keyboard
• Top case assembly
• System board assembly, fan assembly, and backup battery
• LCD unit
• LCD bezel assembly
• Integrated camera
• LCD panel, LCD cable, and hinges

Release the antenna cables from the cable guides of the LCD rear cover assembly and from the hinges.

Please perform the following steps as shown in the pictures below.

Cable routing: When you install the antenna assembly, route the cables as shown in the following figure. As you route the cables, make sure that they are not subjected to any tension. Tension could cause the cables to be damaged by the cable guides, or a wire to be broken.

[a] : Wireless LAN AUX antenna (black) and wireless WAN AUX antenna (blue)
[b] : Wireless WAN MAIN antenna (orange) and wireless LAN MAIN antenna (gray)

Note: Some models might have a third white cable for wireless LAN.

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