Specifications

11.Connectoneendofthesignalcabletotherearofthenewopticaldriveandtheotherendtoanavailable

SATAconnectoronthesystemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage79.Then,

locateanavailableﬁve-wirepowerconnectorandconnectittotherearofthenewopticaldrive.

Figure80.Connectingtheopticaldrive

12.Lowerthedrivebayassembly.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage171.

Replacingtheslimcardreader

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Important

safetyinformation”onpage1.

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacetheslimcardreader.

Note:Theslimcardreaderisonlyavailableinsomemodels.

Toreplacetheslimcardreader,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect

allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.

2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage124.

3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage124.

4.Recordthecableroutingoftheinstalledslimcardreaderanddisconnectthecableoftheslimcard

readerfromthesystemboard.

5.Removethescrewthatsecurestheslimcardreaderbracketandthenremovethebracketfromthe

chassis.

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