5.Lowerthedrivebayassembly.See“Accessingthesystemboardcomponentsanddrives”onpage137.
6.RemovethescrewthatsecuresthefrontaudioandUSBassembly.Then,removethefrontaudio
andUSBassemblyfromthechassis.
Figure116.RemovingthefrontaudioandUSBassembly
7.RemovethetwoscrewsthatsecurethefrontaudioandUSBassemblytoitsbracket.Thenremovethe
failingfrontaudioandUSBassemblyfromthebracket.
8.InstallanewfrontaudioandUSBassemblyintothebracketandinstallthetwoscrewstosecurethe
frontaudioandUSBassemblytothebracket.
9.InstallthefrontaudioandUSBassemblybrackettothechassisandalignthescrewholeinthebracket
withthecorrespondingholeinthechassis.
10.InstallthescrewtosecurethefrontaudioandUSBassemblybrackettothechassis.
11.PivotthedrivebayassemblyupwardandreconnectthefrontUSBandfrontaudiocablestothesystem
board.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage80.
12.Lowerthedrivebayassembly.See“Accessingthesystemboardcomponentsanddrives”onpage137.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage183
.
Replacingthethermalsensor
Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe
“Importantsafetyinformation”onpage1
.
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacethethermalsensor.
Toreplacethethermalsensor,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.
2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage136.
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