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3.Disconnectthepowercords,Input/Outputcables,andanyothercablesthatareconnectedtothe
computer.See“Locatingconnectors,controls,andindicatorsonthefrontofyourcomputeronpage
10
and“Locatingconnectorsontherearofyourcomputeronpage13.
4.Removeanylockingdevicethatsecuresthecomputercover,suchasanaKensington-stylecablelock.
SeeAttachingaKensington-stylecablelock”onpage36.
5.Placeasoft,cleantowelorclothonthedeskorsurface.Holdthesidesofyourcomputerandgentlylay
itdownsothatthescreenisagainstthesurfaceandthecoverisfacingup.
6.Removetheframestand.See“Installingthemonitorstand”onpage40.
7.Pressthetwocover-releasebuttonsonthecomputercoverasshown,slidethecomputercovertoward
thetopofthecomputer,andthenliftthecomputercoveruptoremoveitfromthechassis.
Figure14.Removingthecomputercover
Whattodonext:
Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage71.
Removingandreinstallingtheframefoot
Attention:
Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Importantsafetyinformation”
onpagev.
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveandreinstalltheframefoot.
Note:Theframefootisavailableonlyinsomemodels.
Toremoveandreinstalltheframefoot,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.
2.Placeasoft,cleantowelorclothonthedeskorsurface.Holdthesidesofyourcomputerandgentlylay
itdownsothatthescreenisagainstthesurfaceandthecoverisfacingup.
3.Removetheframestand.See“Installingthemonitorstand”onpage40.
4.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage42.
5.Locatetheframefoot.See“Locatingcomponents”onpage15.
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