Owners Manual

Related tasks
Before working inside your system on page 53
Removing a hot swappable hard drive carrier on page 68
Removing the hard drive backplane on page 124
Installing a hot-swappable hard drive carrier on page 69
After working inside your system on page 54
Control panel
Removing the left control panel
Prerequisites
CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform
troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or
telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by
your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that are shipped with your product.
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
3. Keep the T15 Torx screwdriver ready.
CAUTION:
Do not use excessive force when removing the left control panel cable as it can damage the
connectors.
Steps
1. Disconnect the left control panel cable from the hard drive backplane by pulling on the plastic pull tab.
2. Remove the screws that secure the left control panel to the chassis.
3. Fold the plastic pull tab close to the connector.
4. Pull out the left control panel cable as you guide the connector and the plastic pull tab through the channel on the chassis.
Installing and removing system components
129