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    Wires not attached

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by James Durkin, Nov 6, 2016.

  1. James Durkin

    James Durkin Newbie

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    I see two wires coming out of the ethernet plug inside the laptop that are not plugged into anything ,on my Dell Latitude E6510, can anyone explain this? Are they antennae?
     
    James Durkin, Nov 6, 2016
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  2. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    Any chance that you can manage to make a reasonable photo to illustrate this (I know from experience that close-up photos are difficult)?

    Here's a photo of the network port in my E7450. You can see 8 metal contacts. Are two of these loose?
    Network port.jpg
    John
     
    John Ratsey, Nov 7, 2016
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