Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage73.
ReplacingtherearPS/2connectorsandserialportassembly
Attention:
Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Importantsafetyinformation”
onpagev.
ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacetherearPS/2connectorsandserialportassembly.
Note:TherearPS/2connectorsandserialportassemblyisavailableonlyinsomemodels.
ToreplacetherearPS/2connectorsandserialportassembly,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.
2.Placeasoft,cleantowelorclothonthedeskorsurface.Holdthesidesofyourcomputerandgentlylay
itdownsothatthescreenisagainstthesurfaceandthecoverisfacingup.
3.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage41.
4.LocatetherearPS/2connectorsandserialportassembly.See“Locatingcomponents”onpage13.
5.RemovetherearI/OassemblyanddisconnectthecablesoftherearPS/2connectorsandserialport
assemblyfromthesystemboard.See“RemovingandreinstallingtherearI/Oassembly”onpage44.
6.Removethescrew1todisengagetherearPS/2connectorsandserialportassemblyfromthechassis.
Note:YoumighthavetoremovetwoscrewstodisengagetherearPS/2connectorsandserialport
assemblyfromthechassis.
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