ToreplacetherearI/Oassembly,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.
2.Placeasoft,cleantowelorclothonthedeskorotheratsurface.Holdthesidesofyourcomputerand
gentlylayitdownsothatthescreenisagainstthesurfaceandthecoverisfacingup.
3.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage94.
4.LocatetherearI/Oassembly.See“LocatingmajorFRUsandCRUs”onpage82.
5.Removethetwoscrews1thatsecuretherearI/Oassembly.
Figure22.RemovingthetwoscrewsthatsecuretherearI/Oassembly
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