Dell XPS 420 owner manual Installing a Media Card Reader, 142

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Installing a Media Card Reader

CAUTION: Before you perform any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide.

NOTICE: To prevent static damage to components inside your computer, discharge static electricity from your body before you touch any of your computer’s electronic components. You can do so by touching an unpainted metal surface on the computer chassis.

NOTICE: Ensure the FlexBay knob is turned in the anticlockwise direction. Failure to heed can result in the knob being broken.

NOTE: If you have already installed an additional hard drive in the FlexBay and you want to replace it with a media card reader, ensure that the FlexBay knob is rotated, anti clockwise, back to its default vertical position, see the illustration for "Installing a Hard Drive in the FlexBay" on page 134.

1Follow the procedures in "Before You Begin" on page 99.

2Lay the computer on its side so that the system board is on the bottom of the inside of the computer.

3Remove the computer cover (see "Removing the Computer Cover" on page 101).

4Remove the drive panel (see "Removing the Drive Panel" on page 124).

5Remove the drive panel insert (see "Removing the Drive-Panel Insert" on page 125).

6Remove the Media Card Reader from its packaging.

7Remove the shoulder screws from the inside of the drive-panel insert and attach the screws to the new drive.

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1 Media Card Reader 2 screws (4)

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Removing and Installing Parts