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CAUTION: To guard against electrical shock, always unplug your computer from the electrical outlet before
removing the computer cover.
NOTE: If you will be operating your computer without an optical drive or a 3.5-inch drive installed, the appropriate
drive bay insert must be installed in place of the drive. Contact Dell if you need a drive bay insert.
Removing a Media Card Reader
1
Follow the procedures in "Before You Begin" on page 21.
2
Remove the computer cover (see "Removing the Computer Cover" on page 90).
NOTE: Since the following steps do not require the complete removal of the optical drive, it is not necessary
to disconnect the cables connecting the optical drive.
3
Remove the optical drive (if one exists) and carefully set it aside (see "Removing an Optical Drive" on
page 131).
NOTICE: Do not pull the drive out of the computer by the drive cables. Doing so may cause damage to cables and
the cable connectors.
4
Pull up on the drive-release latch and slide the media card reader to the back of the computer. Then,
lift up to remove the drive from the computer.
1 drive release latch
2 media card reader
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