Installing the USB Type-C card
Steps
- Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
- Remove the side cover:
- Slide the release
latch on the back panel of your system until it gives a click sound to unlock the side cover [1].
- Slide and lift the side cover from the system [2].
- Remove the front bezel:
- Pry the retention tabs to release the front bezel from the system [1] and pull to
release the hooks on the front bezel from the front-panel slots [2].
- Remove the front bezel from
the system [3].
- Release the hard drive and optical drive module:
- Disconnect the hard drive data cable and power cable from the connectors
on the hard drive [1, 2].
- Slide
the release tab to unlock the hard drive and optical module [3].
- Unroute the hard drive cables [1] and optical drive cables [2] through the retention clip and HDD-ODD release tab respectively.
- Lift the
hard drive and optical module [3]
- Remove the hard drive and optical drive module:
- Disconnect the optical drive data cable and optical drive power
cable from the connectors on the optical drive [1, 2].
- Slide and lift the hard drive and optical drive module from the
system [3].
- Remove the heat sink with fan:
- Disconnect the heat sink fan cable from the system board [1].
- Loosen the four captive screws that secure the heat sink [2] and lift it away from the system [3].
NOTE:Loosen the screws in a sequential order (1,2,3,4) as mentioned on the system board.
- To install the USB Type-C card:
- Remove the filler using a philips screwdriver.
- Connect the USB Type-C card cable to the connector on the system board [1].
- Align and place the USB Type-C card into the slot on the system chassis [2].
- Connect the USB Type-C card cable to the connector on the system board [1].
- Fasten the two screws to secure the USB Type-C card to the system chassis [2].
- To install the heat sink:
- Align the heat sink onto the processor [1].
- Tighten the four captive screws to secure the heat sink assembly to the
system board [2].
NOTE:Tighten the screws in a sequential order (1,2,3,4) as mentioned on
the system board.
- Connect the heat sink fan cable to the slot on the system board [3].
- To install the hard drive and optical drive module:
- Insert the tabs on the hard drive and optical drive module into the slot on the
system at a 30-degree angle [1].
- Connect the optical drive data cable and power cable to the connectors
on the optical drive [2, 3].
- Lower the hard drive and optical drive module so that it is placed in its slot [4].
- Route the optical drive data cable and power cable through the
retention clips [1].
- Route the hard drive data and power cables through the
HDD-ODD release tab
[2].
- Slide the release tab to lock the module [1].
- Connect the hard drive data cable and power cable from the connectors
on the hard drive [2, 3].
- To install the front bezel:
- Align the bezel, and insert the retention tabs on the bezel into the
slots on the system.
- Press the bezel until the tabs clicks into place.
- To install the side cover:
- Place the cover on the system and slide the cover until it clicks
into place.
- The release latch automatically locks the side cover to the system.
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