Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel
Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read
thisfirst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev.
Toremoveandreinstallthefrontbezel,dothefollowing:
1.Removeanymediafromthedrivesandturnoffallconnecteddevicesandthecomputer.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothe
computer.
2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage58.
3.Releasethethreeplastictabsontheleftsideandpivotthefrontbezeloutwardtoremoveitfromthe
computer.
Figure11.Removingthefrontbezel
4.Toreinstallthefrontbezel,alignthethreeplastictabsontherightsideofthefrontbezelwiththe
correspondingholesinthechassis.Thenpivotthefrontbezelinwardsuntilitsnapsintoposition
ontheleftside.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage105
.
InstallingorreplacingaPCIcard
Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read
thisfirst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev.
YourcomputerhastwoPCIExpressx1cardslots,onePCIExpressx16cardslot(negotiablelinkwidthx4,
x1),andonePCIExpressx16graphicscardslot(graphicscardavailableonsomemodels).
ToinstallorreplaceaPCIcard,dothefollowing:
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