Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorreplacethecardreader.
Toreplacethecardreader,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.
2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage26.
3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage27.
4.Locatethecardreader.See“Locatingcomponents”onpage10.
5.DisconnectthecardreadercablefromthefrontUSBconnectoronthesystemboard.See“Locating
partsonthesystemboard”onpage11.
6.Presstheblueretainingcliptoremovethecardreaderoutofthechassis.
Figure22.Removingthecardreader
7.Installthecardreaderretaineronthesideofthenewcardreader.
Figure23.Installingthecardreaderretainer
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