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Dell™ OptiPlex™ 760 Service Manual

  Removing the Computer Cover

  Inside Your Computer

  System Board Components


Removing the Computer Cover

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
WARNING: To guard against electrical shock, always unplug your computer from the electrical outlet before removing the computer cover.
  1. Follow the procedures in Working on Your Computer.

  2. If you have installed a padlock through the padlock ring on the back panel, remove the padlock.

  3. Locate the cover release latch shown in the illustration. Then, pull the cover release latch back as you lift the cover.

  4. Grip the sides of the computer cover and pivot the cover up using the hinge tabs as leverage points.

  5. Remove the cover from the hinge tabs and set it aside on a soft nonabrasive surface.

WARNING: Graphics card heat sinks can become very hot during normal operation. Ensure that the graphics card heat sink has had sufficient time to cool before you touch it.

1

security cable slot

2

cover release latch

3

padlock ring

 

 

Inside Your Computer

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
WARNING: To avoid electrical shock, always unplug your computer from the electrical outlet before removing the computer cover.
CAUTION: Be careful when opening the computer cover to ensure that you do not accidentally disconnect cables from the system board.

1

optical drive

2

disk drive

3

power supply

4

optional chassis-intrusion switch

5

system board

6

heat sink assembly

7

hard drive

 

 

System Board Components

1

internal speaker (INT_SPKR)

2

processor connector (CPU)

3

processor power connector (12VPOWER)

4

memory module connectors (DIMM_1, DIMM_2, DIMM_3, and DIMM_4)

5

password jumper (PSWD)

6

SATA drive connectors (SATA0 and SATA1)

7

front-panel connector (FRONTPANEL)

8

power connector (POWER)

9

SATA drive connectors (SATA2 and SATA3)

10

intrusion switch connector (INTRUDER)

11

internal USB (INT_USB)

12

service mode disable jumper

13

RTC reset jumper (RTCRST)

14

PCI Express x16 connector (SLOT1)

15

PCI Express x1 connector (SLOT4)

16

PCI connector (SLOT2, SLOT3)

17

battery socket (BATTERY)

18

PS/2 or serial connector (SERIAL2)

19

floppy connector (DSKT)

20

fan (FAN_CPU)

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