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4Press the other end of the Mini-Card down into the slot on the daughter board and 
replace the screw that secures the Mini-Card to the daughter board.
5Connect the antenna cables to the connectors on the Mini-Card.
The following table provides the wireless antenna cable color scheme for the 
Mini-Cards supported by your computer.
Postrequisites
1Replace the palm rest. See "Replacing the Palm Rest" on page 31.
2Replace the base cover. See "Replacing the Base Cover" on page 18.
3Replace the keyboard. See "Replacing the Keyboard" on page 16.
4Replace the battery. See "Replacing the Battery" on page 13.
5Follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9. Connectors on the Mini-Card Antenna Cable Color Scheme
WLAN + Bluetooth (2 cables)
Main WLAN + Bluetooth (white triangle)
Auxiliary WLAN + Bluetooth  
(black triangle)white 
black
WWAN (2 antenna cables)
Main WWAN (white triangle)
Auxiliary WWAN (black triangle)white 
black
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Flashing the BIOS
The BIOS may require flashing when an update is available or when  
replacing the system board. 
To flash the BIOS:
1Turn on the computer. 
2Go to support.dell.com/support/downloads.
3Locate the BIOS update file for your computer:
 NOTE: The Service Tag for your computer is located on a label at the bottom 
of your computer. For more information, see the Quick Start Guide that 
shipped with your computer.
If you have your computer’s Service Tag or Express Service Code:
aEnter your computer’s Service Tag or Express Service Code in the Service Tag 
or Express Service Code field.
bClick Submit and proceed to step 4.
If you do not have your computer’s Service Tag or Express Service Code:
aSelect one of the following options:
• Automatically detect my Service Tag for me
• Choose from My Products and Services List
• Choose from a list of all Dell products
bClick Continue and follow the instructions on the screen.
4A list of results appears on the screen. Click BIOS.
5Click Download File to download the latest BIOS file.
6In the Please select your download method below window, click  
For Single File Download via Browser, and then click Download Now.
7In the Save As window, select an appropriate location to download the file on your 
computer.
8If the Download Complete window appears, click Close. 
9Navigate to the folder where you downloaded the BIOS update file.  
The file icon appears in the folder and is titled the same as the downloaded BIOS 
update file.
10Double-click the BIOS update file icon and follow the instructions that appear on 
the screen.
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