Unplugged wire in Dell Vostro 1510 laptop?

So I was opening my laptop to replace the hard drive and I noticed something very strange. There was a loose wire. Do I need to be worried about this?

I posted earlier on Stackexchance electronics, but they closed the question saying it was the wrong forum. However, I got some info that this may have to do with my wireless card. I actually had been having strange problems with my wireless, such as it not working until I flipped on and off the physical wireless switch on the computer. However, when I upgraded to Windows 7 from Windows Vista, these problems disappeared.

Attached are some images. Thanks! enter image description here

Amil

Posted 2012-03-01T18:43:03.923

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1Nice pics by the way. – Moab – 2012-03-01T23:45:56.077

I agree with @Moab, nice pics. I embedded them for you. – Raystafarian – 2012-03-02T18:34:41.367

Answers

Some wireless cards have a third antenna connection. This appears to be for that. The flat connector should be the same as the ones on the Wireless card in your image. Some use this for a Bluetooth card or something like a 3G or similar card. It just may be for an option that is not installed on your particular laptop.

Dave M

Posted 2012-03-01T18:43:03.923

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3Since the bare connector is loose, I'd make sure to at least cover the exposed metal with electrical tape prior to sealing up the system. – Blackbeagle – 2012-03-01T20:28:33.550

Cool, I guess I don't need to worry about it then. Thanks! – Amil – 2012-03-04T02:55:54.323