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Lenovo ThinkPad S540 Wi-Fi antenna cable Replacement

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Diagnose the Wi-Fi antenna cable
  • Carefully release the two Wi-Fi antenna cables from the Wi-Fi card

  • Bring the two cables out to the same side as the LCD screen. In other words untangle them from the hinge

  • Check if they are broken. There are two ways

  • Fingersnap the loose end of the cable to see if it flexes abnormally in a specific point, indicating a broken cable. In the video you can notice a specific point just at the axel where the cable flex much more than the rest of the cable

  • Connect an ohm-meter in the mini PCI-E end between the shield and the core. Start wiggle the cable

  • The resistance should always be zero, because of the antenna layout (An open-ended rectangle)

  • If the cable is trashy, the resistance will deviate from zero when the cable is being wiggled

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