Figure42.Removingthecardreader
7.Alignthescrewholesinthenewcardreaderwiththoseonthesystemboardandtheninstallthe
twoscrewstosecurethecardreader.
8.Connectthecardreadercabletothenewcardreader.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage73.
ReplacingtheExpressCard
Attention:
Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Importantsafetyinformation”
onpagev.
ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacetheExpressCard.
Note:TheExpressCardisavailableonlyinsomemodels.
ToreplacetheExpressCard,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.
2.Placeasoft,cleantowelorclothonthedeskorsurface.Holdthesidesofyourcomputerandgentlylay
itdownsothatthescreenisagainstthesurfaceandthecoverisfacingup.
3.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage41.
4.LocatetheExpressCard.See“Locatingcomponents”onpage13.
5.Carefullyremovethefourscrews1thatsecuretheExpressCardtothesystemboardandthenliftit
offthesystemboard.
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