Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage63.
Replacingthecardreader
Toreplacethecardreader,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.
2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage32.
3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage33.
4.L ocatethecardreader.See“Locatingcomponents”onpage10.
5.DisconnectthecardreadercablefromtheUSBconnectoronthesystemboard.See“Locatingpartson
thesystemboard”onpage11.
6.P resstheblueretainingcliptoremovethecardr eaderoutofthechassis.
Figure25.Removingthecardreader
7.Installthecardreaderretaineronthesideofthenewcardreader.
Figure26.Installingthecardreaderretainer
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