Personal Computer User Manual

Replacingthecardreader
Attention:
Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”
intheThinkCentreSafetyandWarrantyGuidethatcamewithyourcomputer.ToobtainacopyoftheThinkCentre
SafetyandWarrantyGuide,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacethecardreader.
Note:Thecardreaderisavailableonlyinsomemodels.
Toreplacethecardreader,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.
2.Placeasoft,cleantowelorclothonthedeskorsurface.Holdthesidesofyourcomputerandgentlylay
itdownsothatthescreenisagainstthesurfaceandthecoverisfacingup.
3.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage15.
4.Locatethecardreaderinthecomputer.See“Componentlocations”onpage11.
5.DisconnecttheUSBcablefromthecardreader.
6.Removethetwoscrewsthatsecurethecardreaderandthenliftthecardreaderoutofthecomputer.
Figure34.Removingthecardreader
7.Alignthescrewholesinthenewcardreaderwiththoseinthecomputerandtheninstallthetwoscrews
tosecurethecardreader.
8.ConnecttheUSBcabletothenewcardreader.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage52.
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