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    Best Method for fixing broken wifi cable head in new AW

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by raiden87, Jun 26, 2017.

  1. raiden87

    raiden87 Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi there,

    i did it :/ first time since 11 new AW repastes, i broke the goddamn wifi cable head. I am trying to get the "leftover" out of the cable head with no luck. Is there a good trick/method for doing this?
    @iunlock @Mobius 1 maybe u got an advice for me :)
     
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    raiden87, Jun 26, 2017
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  2. kyussmanchu

    kyussmanchu Notebook Consultant

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    Let me guess, you were unplugging the antenna cable and the connector popped off the board?
    Had I known how crappy the soldering was on the wifi cards, I would have been more careful when I un-plugged the antenna cables.
    I'm now using a USB wifi card since I can't use the antenna wires anymore since they both have some extra metal stuck in them that I can remove.
     
    kyussmanchu, Jun 26, 2017
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  3. Vasudev

    Vasudev Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Use needle to get the connector head out of the cable. @judal57 told me. when the dell tech pulled out the wifi cable with more force and connector broke.
     
    Vasudev, Jun 26, 2017
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