Alienware P18E, 17 R1 owner manual Replacing the Media-Card Reader

Replacing the Media-Card Reader

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before Working Inside Your Computer" on page 11. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 13.

For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

Procedure

1Align the screw holes on the media-card reader with the screw holes on the computer base.

2Replace the screws that secure the media-card reader to the computer base.

3Connect the media-card reader cable and the status-light cable to the media-card reader and press down on the latches to secure the cables.

Postrequisites

1Follow step 5 to step 9 in "Replacing the Palm Rest" on page 49.

2Replace the video card. See "Replacing the Video Card" on page 44.

3Replace the video-card heat sink. See "Replacing the Video-Card Heat Sink" on page 42.

4Replace the processor heat sink. See "Replacing the Processor Heat Sink" on page 40.

5Replace the processor fan. See "Replacing the Processor Fan" on page 35.

6Replace the video-card fan. See "Replacing the Video-card Fan" on page 38.

7Replace the tertiary hard drive. See "Replacing the Third Hard Drive (Optional)" on page 30.

8Replace the secondary hard drive. See "Replacing the Secondary Hard Drive" on page 26.

9Replace the primary hard drive. See "Replacing the Primary Hard Drive" on page 23.

10Replace the battery. See "Replacing the Battery" on page 17.

11Replace the base cover. See "Replacing the Base Cover" on page 15.

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