Lenovo ThinkStation E31 - Replacing the Card Reader

Replacingthecardreader
Toreplacethecardreader,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.
2.Removethecomputercover.See“Openingthecomputercover”onpage32.
3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage32.
4.Locatethecardreaderdrivebay.See“Locatinginternaldrives”onpage14.
5.PivottheopticaldrivebayupwardanddisconnectthecardreadercablefromtheUSBconnectoronthe
systemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage12.
6.Removethescrewthatsecuresthecardreaderbracket.Then,removethecardreaderbracketfrom
thechassis.
Figure20.Removingthescrewthatsecuresthecardreader
7.Removethetwoscrewsthatsecurethecardreadertoitsbracket.Thenremovethefailingcardreader
fromthebracket.
8.Installanewcardreaderintothebracketandinstallthetwoscrewstosecurethecardreadertothe
bracket.
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