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 SD card reader.................................................................................................................................. 76
Installing the SD card reader.....................................................................................................................................77
Optional modules............................................................................................................................................................... 78
Removing optional DisplayPort module.................................................................................................................. 78
Installing optional DisplayPort module.................................................................................................................... 79
Removing optional VGA module.............................................................................................................................. 80
Installing optional VGA module..................................................................................................................................81
Removing optional HDMI module............................................................................................................................ 82
Installing optional HDMI module...............................................................................................................................83
Removing optional Serial module.............................................................................................................................84
Installing optional Serial module............................................................................................................................... 84
Removing optional Type-C module......................................................................................................................... 86
Installing optional Type-C module........................................................................................................................... 86
Removing optional Thunderbolt 4 module.............................................................................................................88
Installing optional Thunderbolt4 module................................................................................................................ 90
Removing internal antenna........................................................................................................................................92
Installing internal antenna..........................................................................................................................................92
System board..................................................................................................................................................................... 93
Removing the system board..................................................................................................................................... 93
Installing the system board....................................................................................................................................... 98
Chapter 3: Drivers and downloads.............................................................................................. 104
Chapter 4: BIOS setup............................................................................................................... 105
Entering BIOS setup program.......................................................................................................................................105
Navigation keys................................................................................................................................................................105
One time boot menu....................................................................................................................................................... 105
System setup options..................................................................................................................................................... 106
Updating the BIOS........................................................................................................................................................... 115
Updating the BIOS in Windows............................................................................................................................... 115
Updating the BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu............................................................................................................... 115
Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows.........................................................................................115
Updating the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu....................................................................................116
System and setup password.......................................................................................................................................... 117
Assigning a system setup password.......................................................................................................................117
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password................................................................................ 117
Clearing CMOS settings................................................................................................................................................. 118
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System passwords..........................................................................................118
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting........................................................................................................ 119
Dell SupportAssist Pre-boot System Performance Check diagnostics...............................................................119
Running the SupportAssist Pre-Boot System Performance Check...............................................................119
Power-Supply Unit Built-in Self-Test .........................................................................................................................119
Diagnostic LED behavior................................................................................................................................................ 120
Recovering the operating system.................................................................................................................................121
Real Time Clock—RTC reset.........................................................................................................................................121
Backup media and recovery options........................................................................................................................... 122
WiFi power cycle..............................................................................................................................................................122
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