Service Manual

Removing the right AlienFX side-panel connector

NOTE: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the

steps in Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After working

inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/

regulatory_compliance.

Prerequisites

1. Remove the

stability foot.

2. Remove the left and right side-panels. See “Removing the side panels”.

Procedure

1. Lay the chassis on the left side.

2. Disconnect the right AlienFX side-panel cable that connects the right AlienFX side-panel connector to the I/O board. See “I/O-

board components”.

3. Remove the screw (#6-32x6) that secures the right AlienFX side-panel connector assembly to the chassis.

4. Remove the right AlienFX side-panel connector assembly from the chassis.

screw 2. right AlienFX side-panel connector assembly

3. right AlienFX side-panel cable 4. right AlienFX side-panel connector

5. Remove the two screws (#6-32x6) that secure the right AlienFX side-panel connector to the bracket.

6. Remove the cable routing through the slot on the bracket and lift the right AlienFX side-panel connector off the bracket.