Specifications

2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage82.
3.RemovethePCIcardholder.See“InstallingorreplacingaPCIcard”onpage84.
4.Removethefrontfanassembly.See“Replacingtheharddiskdrivefanassembly”onpage100.
5.RemoveanypartsordisconnectanycablesthatmightimpedeyouraccesstotheminiPCIexpresscard
slotonthesystemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage76.
6.DependingonwhetheryouareinstallingorreplacinganmSATAsolid-statedrive,dooneofthefollowing:
•IfyouareinstallinganmSATAsolid-statedrive,goto7onpage88
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•IfyouarereplacinganmSATAsolid-statedrive,pressthetwotabs
1asshownandcarefullypivot
themSATAsolid-statedriveupwardatanangleofabout20degrees.Then,removethemSATA
solid-statedrivefromtheminiPCIexpresscardslot.
Figure10.RemovinganoldmSATAsolid-statedrive
7.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthenewmSATAsolid-statedrivetoanyunpainted
surfaceontheoutsideofthecomputer.Then,takethenewmSATAsolid-statedriveoutofthepackage.
8.InsertthenewmSATAsolid-statedriveintotheminiPCIexpresscardslotatanangleofabout20
degreesuntilitclicksintoposition.Then,carefullypivotthemSATAsolid-statedrivedownwarduntilit
snapsintopositionandissecuredbythetwotabs
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