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142 Removing and Installing Parts
Installing a Media Card Reader
CAUTION: Before you perform any of the procedures in this section, follow the
safety instructions in the Product Information Guide.
NOTICE: To prevent static damage to components inside your computer, discharge
static electricity from your body before you touch any of your computer’s electronic
components. You can do so by touching an unpainted metal surface on the
computer chassis.
NOTICE: Ensure the FlexBay knob is turned in the anticlockwise direction. Failure
to heed can result in the knob being broken.
NOTE: If you have already installed an additional hard drive in the FlexBay and you
want to replace it with a media card reader, ensure that the FlexBay knob is rotated,
anti clockwise, back to its default vertical position, see the illustration for "Installing
a Hard Drive in the FlexBay" on page 134.
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Follow the procedures in "Before You Begin" on page 99.
2
Lay the computer on its side so that the system board is on the bottom of
the inside of the computer.
3
Remove the computer cover (see "Removing the Computer Cover" on
page 101).
4
Remove the drive panel (see "Removing the Drive Panel" on page 124).
5
Remove the drive panel insert (see "Removing the Drive-Panel Insert" on
page 125).
6
Remove the Media Card Reader from its packaging.
7
Remove the shoulder screws from the inside of the drive-panel insert and
attach the screws to the new drive.
1 Media Card Reader 2 screws (4)
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