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6.RemovethescrewthatsecuresthefrontaudioandUSBassemblybrackettothechassistoremove

thebracketfromthechassis.

Figure46.RemovingthescrewthatsecuresthefrontaudioandUSBassemblytothechassis

7.RemovethetwoscrewsthatsecurethefrontaudioandUSBassemblytoitsbracketandremovethe

failingfrontaudioandUSBassemblyfromthebracket.

8.InstallanewfrontaudioandUSBassemblyintothebracketandinstallthetwoscrewstosecurethe

frontaudioandUSBassemblytothebracket.

9.InstallthefrontaudioandUSBassemblybracketintothechassisandalignthescrewholeinthe

bracketwiththecorrespondingholeinthechassis.

10.Installthescrewtosecurethebrackettothechassis.

11.ReconnectthecablesofthenewfrontaudioandUSBassemblytothefrontaudioconnectorandthe

frontUSBconnector1onthesystemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage73.

Whattodonext:

•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.

•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage131.

Replacingthethermalsensor

Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe

“Importantsafetyinformation”onpage1

Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacethethermalsensor.

Toreplacethethermalsensor,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect

allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.

2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage90.

3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage90.

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