Middle Frame; Removing The Middle Frame - Dell OptiPlex 5480 All-in-One Service Manual

4. Replace the ten screws (M3x5) to secure the display panel to the middle frame and display-assembly base.
5. Remove the jig screws from the display panel.
6. Replace the screw (M3x5) to secure the display panel to the middle frame and display assembly base.
7. Route the display cable in the routing guides on the display-assembly base.
Next steps
1. Install the PSU fan.
2. Install the PSU.
3. Install the system board.
4. Install the camera assembly.
5. Install the speakers.
6. Install the rear-I/O bracket.
7. Install the bottom cover.
8. Install the heat sink.
9. Install the system-board
10. Install the back cover
11. Install the cable cover (optional).
12. Install the stand.
13. Follow the procedure in

Middle frame

Removing the middle frame

Prerequisites
1. Follow the procedure in
2. Remove the stand.
3. Remove the cable cover
4. Remove the back cover.
5. Remove the system-board
6. Remove the hard-drive.
7. Remove the wireless card.
8. Remove the bottom cover.
9. Remove the rear-I/O bracket.
10. Remove the speakers.
11. Remove the camera assembly.
12. Remove the system board.
13. Remove the power-button
14. Remove the microphones.
15. Remove the PSU.
16. Remove the PSU fan.
17. Remove the side-I/O board.
18. Remove the antenna module.
19. Remove the display panel.
About this task
The following image provides a visual representation of the middle frame removal procedure.
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