User Manual
Table Of Contents
- OptiPlex 7000 Tower Service Manual
- Contents
- Working inside your computer
- Removing and installing components
- Recommended tools
- Screw list
- Major components of OptiPlex 7000 Tower
- Side cover
- Front bezel
- Hard-drive assembly
- 3.5 in. hard-drive assembly
- Solid-state drive
- WLAN card
- Coin-cell battery
- Memory module
- Expansion card
- Graphical processing unit
- Slim optical-drive
- Slim optical-drive bracket
- Speaker
- Power-supply unit
- Processor fan and heat-sink assembly
- Processor
- Communication card
- Chassis fan
- Voltage regulator heat sink
- Power button
- Intrusion switch
- SD card reader (optional)
- Optional modules
- Removing optional DisplayPort module
- Installing optional DisplayPort module
- Removing optional VGA module
- Installing optional VGA module
- Removing optional HDMI module
- Installing optional HDMI module
- Removing optional Serial module
- Installing optional Serial module
- Removing optional Type-C module
- Installing optional Type-C module
- Removing optional Thunderbolt 4 module
- Installing optional Thunderbolt4 module
- Removing internal antenna
- Installing internal antenna
- System board
- Drivers and downloads
- BIOS setup
- Troubleshooting
- Getting help and contacting Dell
Removing the memory module.................................................................................................................................35
Installing the memory module...................................................................................................................................36
Expansion card................................................................................................................................................................... 37
Removing the graphics card..................................................................................................................................... 37
Installing the graphics card....................................................................................................................................... 38
Removing optional SMA module.............................................................................................................................. 39
Installing optional SMA module................................................................................................................................ 40
Removing optional powered add-in-card...............................................................................................................42
Installing optional powered add-in-card.................................................................................................................44
Graphical processing unit................................................................................................................................................ 46
Removing the powered GPU.................................................................................................................................... 46
Installing the powered GPU...................................................................................................................................... 47
Slim optical-drive...............................................................................................................................................................49
Removing the Slim optical drive.............................................................................................................................. 49
Installing the Slim optical drive................................................................................................................................ 50
Slim optical-drive bracket................................................................................................................................................ 51
Removing the slim-ODD bracket..............................................................................................................................51
Installing the slim-ODD bracket............................................................................................................................... 52
Speaker................................................................................................................................................................................ 53
Removing the speaker................................................................................................................................................53
Installing the speaker..................................................................................................................................................53
Power-supply unit............................................................................................................................................................. 54
Removing the power-supply unit.............................................................................................................................54
Installing the power-supply unit...............................................................................................................................56
Processor fan and heat-sink assembly........................................................................................................................ 59
Removing the processor fan and 125 W heat-sink assembly........................................................................... 59
Removing the processor fan.................................................................................................................................... 60
Installing the processor fan........................................................................................................................................61
Installing the processor fan and 125 W heat-sink assembly............................................................................. 62
Removing the processor fan and 65 W heat-sink assembly.............................................................................63
Installing the processor fan and 65 W heat-sink assembly............................................................................... 64
Processor............................................................................................................................................................................ 65
Removing the processor............................................................................................................................................65
Installing the processor..............................................................................................................................................65
Communication card.........................................................................................................................................................66
Removing the communication card........................................................................................................................ 66
Installing the communication card...........................................................................................................................67
Chassis fan..........................................................................................................................................................................69
Removing the chassis fan......................................................................................................................................... 69
Installing the chassis fan............................................................................................................................................70
Voltage regulator heat sink.............................................................................................................................................. 71
Removing the VR heat sink........................................................................................................................................71
Installing the VR heat sink..........................................................................................................................................71
Power button......................................................................................................................................................................72
Removing the power button..................................................................................................................................... 72
Installing the power button....................................................................................................................................... 74
Intrusion switch..................................................................................................................................................................75
Removing the intrusion switch.................................................................................................................................75
Installing the intrusion switch...................................................................................................................................75
SD card reader (optional)................................................................................................................................................76
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