Personal Computer User Manual

8.Reinstalltheheatsinkandfanassembly.See“Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly”onpage51.
9.Closetheadaptercardretainer.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage55
.
Replacingthecardreader
Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Important
safetyinformation”onpagev
.
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacethecardreader.
Note:Thecardreaderisonlyavailableinsomemodels.
Toreplacethecardreader,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.
2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage30.
3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage30.
4.Locatethecardreader.See“Locatingcomponents”onpage10.
5.DisconnectthecardreadercablefromthefrontUSBconnectoronthesystemboard.See“Locating
partsonthesystemboard”onpage11.
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