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Canon PowerShot A540 SD Card Reader Replacement

What you need

  1. Canon PowerShot A540 SD Card Reader Replacement, Back Cover: step 1, image 1 of 2 Canon PowerShot A540 SD Card Reader Replacement, Back Cover: step 1, image 2 of 2
    • Turn off the camera.

    • Turn the camera upside-down and press the tab to release the battery cover. Remove the batteries.

  2. Canon PowerShot A540 SD Card Reader Replacement: step 2, image 1 of 1
    • Turn the camera upside down to view the "Card/Batt. Open" Cover.

    • Use a Phillips head #000 screwdriver to remove the three (3) 4.0 mm screws.

  3. Canon PowerShot A540 SD Card Reader Replacement: step 3, image 1 of 1
    • Open "Card/Batt. Open" Cover.

    • Remove the one (1) 5.0 mm screw with the Phillips head #000 screwdriver.

  4. Canon PowerShot A540 SD Card Reader Replacement: step 4, image 1 of 1
    • Turn the camera to the right side of the LCD screen.

    • Remove the three (3) 4.0 mm screws with the Phillips head #000 screwdriver.

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    • Gently remove the back cover.

    • Start at the bottom at the corner of the "Card/Batt. Open" Cover.

    • Then move onto the other edges and the top.

    • It may be tight at the top!

  6. Canon PowerShot A540 SD Card Reader Replacement, SD Card Reader: step 6, image 1 of 2 Canon PowerShot A540 SD Card Reader Replacement, SD Card Reader: step 6, image 2 of 2
    • Turn the camera to view the back.

    • Remove the one (1) 3.0 mm screw on the top right corner of the screen.

    • There is a small metal bar that rests on this frame. Keep it with the screws that have been removed from the camera.

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    • Lift the LCD Screen off of the back to view the attached ribbon cables.

    • Use tweezers to flip the black bar up.

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    • Gently pull the big ribbon out.

    • Gently pull the small ribbon out.

    • The small ribbon does not have a bar like the big ribbon.

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    • Remove the two (2) 3.0 mm screws shown with the Phillips head #000 screwdriver.

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    • Remove the ribbon from the clamp/bar securing it by using your tweezers to pull the bar up.

  11. Canon PowerShot A540 SD Card Reader Replacement: step 11, image 1 of 1
    • Remove the SD Card reader and replace.

    • There is another metal bar that comes off of the SD Card reader when screws are removed.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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