Figure 7-3. Service Access Lock - Dell OptiPlex GXa Service Manual

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To remove the computer cover, follow these steps:
1. Remove the padlock, if one is installed, from the padlock ring.
security cable slot
padlock ring

Figure 7-3. Service Access Lock

2. Using a #2 Phillips-head screwdriver, rotate the service access lock
-turn clockwise to the position shown in Figure 7-3.
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3. Press the two securing buttons until the cover is free to swing up (see
Figure 7-2).
4. Raise the back of the cover, and pivot it toward the front of the
computer.
5. Lift the cover off the hooks at the front of the chassis.
Four plastic hooks at the front of the cover secure it to the chassis.
Before you reinstall the cover, fold all cables out of the way so that they do not
interfere with the cover or with proper airflow inside the computer. You may
have to press gently downward on the back edge of the cover while engaging
the locking mechanism.
service access lock