Laptop User Manual

Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage61.
Replacingthecardreader
Attention:
Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”
onpagev
.
Toreplacethecardreader,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.
2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage30.
3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage31.
4.Locatethecardreader.See“Locatingcomponents”onpage11.
5.DisconnectthecardreadercablefromtheUSBconnectoronthesystemboard.See“Locatingpartson
thesystemboard”onpage12.
6.Presstheblueretainingcliptoremovethecardreaderoutofthechassis.
Figure25.Removingthecardreader
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