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    Dell XPS Studio 13 WLAN Small screw SIZE???

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by robjbw, Aug 16, 2009.

  1. robjbw

    robjbw Notebook Geek

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    Hi all. I currently own an XPS Studio 13. I just bought an WLAN and like to install into my laptop. But after opening my the backplate, I noticed that my laptop does not have 1 small screw for the card. I need to buy this screw but dont know what is the size of it. I believe is the same size of screw that the wifi card has too. Does anyone knows where I can find this 1 screw? or the size of it? I tried calling Dell but had no luck. Thanks.
     
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    ekovalsky Notebook Consultant

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    I just installed the 370 Bluetooth card in my XPS 16. Screws that came with the card did not fit; others have reported this also if you look at the reviews of the miniPCIe cards.

    What did fit were the little screws used to hold on the cover plates on the bottom of my HP laptop (dv2700t). They were held on by a lock washer, once removed the screw fit perfectly for the Dell mini PCIe slot.

    If you know someone with an HP laptop, see if they'll let you take a screw out to use. If you bring it to ACE hardware or similar they may be able to match it. Or you could probably get them from HP if Dell won't cooperate.
     
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