Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacethecardreader.
Note:Thecardreaderisonlyavailableinsomemodels.Fornewinstallation,see“Installingthecardreader”
onpage41.Forreplacement,see“Replacingthecardreader”onpage43.
Installingthecardreader
Toinstallthecardreader,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer .Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.
2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage32.
3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage33.
4.Locatethecardreaderdrivebay.See“Locatinginternaldrives”onpage12.
5.Pivotthecardreaderretainertotheleftandslideitoutofthechassis.
Figure21.Removingthecardreaderretainer
6.Installthecardreaderretaineronthesideofthenewcardreader.
Figure22.Installingthecardreaderretainer
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