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Lenovo Yoga 3 11 Wireless Card Replacement

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Use this guide to replace the wireless card in your Lenovo Yoga 3 11.

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  1. Lenovo Yoga 3 11 Wireless Card Replacement, Lower Case: crwdns2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0

    • Remove the eleven 6 mm T5 Torx screws securing the lower case.

    • Gently lift the lower case up and away from the device.

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    • Remove the two 3 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the battery.

    • There are arrows on the battery indicating the location of the screws.

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    • Use a pair of tweezers to gently disconnect the battery connector.

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    • Use a pair of tweezers to gently disconnect the speaker cable.

    • Remove the wires from underneath the battery tabs using the tweezers.

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    • Carefully remove the battery from the device.

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  7. Lenovo Yoga 3 11 Wireless Card Replacement, Wireless Card: crwdns2935265:06crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0

    • Use a pair of tweezers to disconnect the motherboard-size of the trackpad ribbon cable. Gently lift up the black tab, and the cable should come free from the ZIF connector.

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    • Use a pair of tweezers to disconnect the keyboard ribbon cable from the motherboard ZIF connector. Gently lift up the white tab, and the cable should come free.

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    • Use a pair of tweezers to disconnect the motherboard-side of the SD board ribbon cable. Gently lift up the black tab, and then ribbon cable should come free from the ZIF connector.

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    • Use the tweezers to unplug the USB port from the motherboard by gently lifting the white connector up from the black motherboard connector.

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    • Use a plastic opening tool to gently pry up the screen cable from the motherboard.

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    • Use a pair of tweezers to disconnect the "I/O Side" of the ribbon cable connecting the audio jack/USB port assembly to the motherboard. Gently lift up the black tab, and the ribbon cable should come free from the ZIF connector.

    • Use a pair of tweezers to disconnect the "MB Side" of the ribbon cable connecting the audio jack/USB port assembly to the motherboard. Gently lift up the black tab, and the ribbon cable should come free from the ZIF connector.

    • Remove the ribbon cable from the device.

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    • Remove the single 2 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the wireless card.

    • Use a pair of tweezers to disconnect the black and white antenna cables that are connected to the wireless card.

    • Gently lift the wireless card up and out of the device.

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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Geoff Wacker

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Thanks for the useful views and explanations about what’s there, however I don’t see why the battery has to be removed at all for this procedure?

(The network card appears to be accessible without)

Pete R

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Are there any H*ckintosh compatible wireless cards that can be installed in this Lenovo Yoga 3 11 laptop? Asking for a friend. ;)

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