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2.Openthecomputercover.See“Openingthecomputercover”onpage32.
3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage32.
4.PivottheopticaldrivebayupwardanddisconnectthefrontaudioandUSBassemblycablesfromthe
systemboardandnotethecablesrouting.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage11.
5.RemovethescrewthatsecuresthefrontaudioandUSBassemblybracket.Thenremovethefront
audioandUSBassemblybracketfromthechassis.
Figure61.RemovingthefrontaudioandUSBassembly
6.RemovethetwoscrewsthatsecurethefrontaudioandUSBassemblytoitsbracket.Thenremovethe
failingfrontaudioandUSBassemblyfromthebracket.
7.InstallanewfrontaudioandUSBassemblyintothebracketandinstallthetwoscrewstosecurethe
frontaudioandUSBassemblytothebracket.
8.InstallthefrontaudioandUSBassemblybrackettothechassisandalignthescrewholeinthebracket
withthecorrespondingholeinthechassis.
9.InstallthescrewtosecurethefrontaudioandUSBassemblybrackettothechassis.
10.ReconnectthefrontUSBandfrontaudiocablestothesystemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthe
systemboard”onpage11
.
11.Reinstallthefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage32.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage87.
Chapter5.Installingorreplacinghardware75