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    Question about a Mobile Broadband Card

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by hannay, Feb 19, 2009.

  1. hannay

    hannay Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi guys

    I have the following in my Dell Studio 1735:

    Internal Dell Wireless 5530 built-in 3G/HSDPA / NO SIM

    Can this be removed and put into a XPS M1330?
     
    hannay, Feb 19, 2009
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  2. aidil

    aidil Notebook Evangelist

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    AFAIK you can. Removing the 3G card from Studio 1735 is easy. Just open the one and only large bottom cover, locate the card, pull the two antenna leads, unscrew, and pull the card off. The card is usually the one in the middle of three communication cards (if you have bluetooth also).

    Installing it in XPS M1330 basicaly the reverse process. M1330 has a small separate bottom cover for communication cards. Just unscrew and open it, put the card in the empty WWAN slot, screw, plug the antennas, replace cover, install driver/software. Done.

    This is the picture of my Studio 1735. It has Sierra Wireless MC8775 3G/HSDPA card which only uses 1 antena:
    [​IMG]
     
    aidil, Feb 20, 2009
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  3. hannay

    hannay Notebook Enthusiast

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    thank you :) very useful!
     
    hannay, Feb 20, 2009
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