Replacingthecardreader
Toreplacethecardreader,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.
2.Openthecomputercover.See“Openingthecomputercover”onpage30.
3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage30.
4.Locatethecardreaderdrivebay.See“Locatinginternaldrives”onpage12.
5.PivottheopticaldrivebayupwardanddisconnectthecardreadercablefromtheUSBconnectoronthe
systemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage11.
6.Removethescrewthatsecuresthecardreaderbracket.Then,removethecardreaderbracketfrom
thechassis.
Figure19.Removingthescrewthatsecuresthecardreader
7.Removethetwoscrewsthatsecurethecardreadertoitsbracket.Thenremovethefailingcardreader
fromthebracket.
8.Installanewcardreaderintothebracketandinstallthetwoscrewstosecurethecardreadertothe
bracket.
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