How to remove PCI wireless card antenna?

[HigherThanSeaLevel]

I can't remove the antenna from my PCI wireless card, and I need to do so to install my new one.

 

[Barty1884]

Why do you want to remove your antenna?

Are you installing a new antenna? Or a new wirelsss card?

 

[CountMike]

There should be a nut at the place it connects to the card. Just turn it anti clockwise.

 

[HigherThanSeaLevel]

Why do you want to remove your antenna?

Are you installing a new antenna? Or a new wirelsss card?

Yes, I'm installing a new wireless card

 

[CountMike]

Just unscrew the nut at the base of antenna.

 

[HigherThanSeaLevel]

There should be a nut at the place it connects to the card. Just turn it anti clockwise.

I've turned it. It's literally not coming out whatsoever.

 

[CountMike]

Which one is it ?

 

[HigherThanSeaLevel]

Which one is it ?

The semicircles with a gap that the antennae slot into. They're connected to the head of the PCI wireless card, with a wire coming out of each one.

 

[Barty1884]

I think CountMike was asking which Wireless Card you have...

 

[HigherThanSeaLevel]

I think CountMike was asking which Wireless Card you have...

Ah! It's a TP-Link wireless card. I can't check the exact model because it's broken, which is why I need to replace it with my new one. But nearly all TP-Links likely use the same removal procedure, sorry that I can't provide more info.

 

[Barty1884]

Most TP Link PCI cards have the thick black plastic antennas, which you rotate (while holding the point nearest the base) to unscrew.

If it's a card with a cable running to a moveable antenna, just snip the wire if it's truly broken.

Why not just remove the card from the PCIe slot on your motherboard & remove it that way? The antennas should fit through the expansion slot...

 

[CountMike]

Is it a PCI card ? If it's no good you should be able to remove it without taking antenna off.

 

[HigherThanSeaLevel]

Most TP Link PCI cards have the thick black plastic antennas, which you rotate (while holding the point nearest the base) to unscrew.

If it's a card with a cable running to a moveable antenna, just snip the wire if it's truly broken.

Why not just remove the card from the PCIe slot on your motherboard & remove it that way? The antennas should fit through the expansion slot...

I tried removing the PCI wireless card from the motherboard earlier, but it only came out on one side; the side nearest the antennae just stayed locked in place.

Snipping the wire would not help the problem, I don't see how that would help me remove the wireless card, when it's stuck in on the side nearest the antennae.

 

[HigherThanSeaLevel]

Is it a PCI card ? If it's no good you should be able to remove it without taking antenna off.

It's stuck into the PCI slot on the side nearest the antennae, only the other side of the card clicks up at all

 

[Barty1884]

You probably have a latch or a screw over your expansion slots that's locking it in place. You'll need to remove that to have it lift out fully.

 

[HigherThanSeaLevel]

You probably have a latch or a screw over your expansion slots that's locking it in place. You'll need to remove that to have it lift out fully.

One of the first things I checked for were either screws or latches, and neither I could find.
I don't know what to do anymore.

Any further suggestion before I just take it to my local PC place tomorrow?

 

[Barty1884]

Can you post a picture of it - including where the card meets the case? Expansion cards are always secured in some way - it wont be 'stuck' in the PCI slot, in like 99.99% certain of that.

 

[HigherThanSeaLevel]

Can you post a picture of it - including where the card meets the case? Expansion cards are always secured in some way - it wont be 'stuck' in the PCI slot, in like 99.99% certain of that.

Thank you for your willingness to help. Enclosed are images of my pci card and its port.

http://imgur.com/8rAFZe3
http://imgur.com/dXeHfzm

 

[Barty1884]

Remove the screw I've circled on the right (ignore the left, I don't think it's relevant).
That's what's locking it in place.

 

[HigherThanSeaLevel]

Remove the screw I've circled on the right (ignore the left, I don't think it's relevant).
That's what's locking it in place.

The screws along both sides cannot be accessed because they're covered by contents of the case. As you can see, an immovable grate (part of the case) covers the end to the screws you circled on the picture.

http://imgur.com/pLNMdY0

 

[Barty1884]

I can't quite see what you're trying to show in that picture..... The part of the case that sits over that screw appears to be a latch that should move up/down/out to allow you to access the screw.

If it wasn't meant to be accessible, that would be a rivet, not a screw.

 

[HigherThanSeaLevel]

I can't quite see what you're trying to show in that picture..... The part of the case that sits over that screw appears to be a latch that should move up/down/out to allow you to access the screw.

If it wasn't meant to be accessible, that would be a rivet, not a screw.

I assure you, the screws are not accessible, I've been trying to find an access point to release the PCI card for hours: and the screws are covered by the case. The latch can only move once the PCI card is out... and you know the problem there.

Any more ideas?

 

[Barty1884]

Which case is this?

 

[HigherThanSeaLevel]

Which case is this?

It's a Xigmatek Asgard

http://www.xigmatek.com/product.php?productid=183

 

[Barty1884]

Ok, that latching mechanism isn't even present in their maual - fig 8.2:
http://www.xigmatek.com/console/uploadfiles/Image/product/Asgard382/Asgard382-userguide.pdf

I'd need some more pictures to get a better idea. Ideally where you can see the whole height of the expansion card, and see the top/latch of the expansion slots too (from the inside)