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‎08-11-2017 04:31 PM

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Product: Hp pavillion P051us
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit)

Hello, just have an interesting question for the hardware manufacturers, or people knowledgable about parts. There's a wire leading from the bottom part to the back of the top lid. This has a tiny chip on it that says WLAN, and is connected to a large metal sheet. I remember studying how materials between the network adapter and the outside world can create a stronger connection, by optimizing resistance, and I was wondering if this is that. If so, what is the chip for, since the wireless adapter is in the bottom case?

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‎08-11-2017 04:41 PM

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It is the antenna for your wireless card.

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‎08-11-2017 04:41 PM

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It is the antenna for your wireless card.

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