Installing The System Board - Dell OptiPlex 3040M Series Owner's Manual

4. To remove the system board:
a. Remove the screws that secure the system board to the computer [1].
b. Slide the system board to disengage the connectors from the back of the computer [2].
c. Lift the system board away from the computer [3].

Installing the system board

1. Hold the system board by its edges and angle it toward the back of the computer.
2. Lower the system board into the computer until the connectors at the back of the system board
align with the slots on the back wall of the computer, and the screw holes on the system board align
with the standoffs on the computer
3. Tighten the screws to secure the system board to the computer.
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