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    Upgrading wireless card (hopefully resellers can answer)

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by Quattrix, Aug 15, 2011.

  1. Quattrix

    Quattrix Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello,

    I'm purchasing a Clevo P170HM laptop, unfortunately the reseller I'm buying from doesn't have any intel Ultimate-N 6300 or the 6230.

    I'm currently waiting to hear how long it will take them to get them back in stock, but if it is a while I would like to know if I could do it myself.

    Does anyone have any experience on how hard it is to upgrade to this card myself? / where it is located, unfortunately there aren't too many images / videos out there of someone opening up there laptops :p.

    Thanks
     
    Quattrix, Aug 15, 2011
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  2. Atmosk

    Atmosk Notebook Evangelist

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    The card is located underneath the keyboard, it's fairly easy to swap out yourself.

    Refer to these two excerpt from the service manual:

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    Atmosk, Aug 15, 2011
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    ericc191 Notebook Evangelist

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    Yeah I ordered one off Amazon since I had a 40 dollar gift card waiting to be used. Bookmarked.
     
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  4. Quattrix

    Quattrix Notebook Enthusiast

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    That is awesome atmosk, thank you!

    are the cables 2 and 3 (I'm guessing antennae) attached in anyway? I can't see if they are soldered / glued on or if it it is more like a button.

    EDIT: Okay according to the reseller the components will be back in stock either Today or Tomorrow, If I don't hear anything by tomorrow evening. I'll update my order accordingly. Now time to find the rest of the guide and play the waiting game :p
     
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  5. Support.3@XOTIC PC

    Support.3@XOTIC PC Company Representative

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    The antenna just snap on, kinda like a button so they are pretty easy to remove and put on a new card.
     
    Support.3@XOTIC PC, Aug 15, 2011
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    Quattrix Notebook Enthusiast

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    Aha, that is what I thought, but it was a little hard to tell from the image, thanks for clarifying.
     
    Quattrix, Aug 15, 2011
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