Dell OptiPlex Small Form Factor Plus 7010 Owner's Manual page 60

Steps
1. Peel off the protection film on the thermal pad and align and adhere the thermal pad on the M.2 2230 solid-state drive slot
on the system board.
NOTE: The thermal pad is re-usable. The thermal pad is pre-installed on systems shipped with solid-state drive. If the
solid-state drive is purchased separately, the thermal pad is not bundled with the solid-state drive kit and is to be
purchased separately.
2. Peel off the protection mylar on the thermal pad.
3. Align the notch on the M.2280 solid-state drive with the tab on the M.2 card slot on the system board.
4. Slide the M.2280 solid-state drive into the M.2 card slot on the system board.
5. Replace the screw (M2x3.5) to secure the M.2280 solid-state drive to the system board.
Next steps
1. Install the disk-drive cage.
2. Install the 3.5-inch hard drive
3. Install the 2.5-inch hard drive
4. Install the front bezel.
5. Install the side cover.
6. Follow the procedure in
60 Removing and installing Customer Replaceable Units (CRUs)
if applicable.
if applicable.
After working inside your computer.