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How hard is it to replace the wifi chip on the E6400?

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by crontab, Apr 9, 2009.

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    Hi all,

    I found a good deal on an E6400 which is perfect except that it comes with Dell Wireless 1397. I want the Intel 5100 for Linux compatibility, but I'd hate to pass up a good opportunity just because of the wireless chipset.

    I have a few E6400s at work, and it looks like the whole underside needs to be unscrewed (and I won't test on them for obvious reasons)?
     
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    Remove one screw and you can slide off the whole bottom.

    Read the service manual for more about how to change the parts. Just be aware that the E6400 uses a half-height mini-PCI card for the wireless.

    John
     
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    Awesome, thanks!
     
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