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Dell OptiPlex 580 Service Manual

Dell OptiPlex 580 Service Manual

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Dell™ OptiPlex™ 580 Service Manual—Mini Tower
Working on Your Computer
Removing and Replacing Parts
Specifications
System Board Layout
System Setup
Diagnostics
 
 Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
NOTE:
A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer.
CAUTION:
A CAUTION indicates potential damage to hardware or loss of data if instructions are not followed.
WARNING:
A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.
If you purchased a Dell™ n Series computer, any references in this document to Microsoft® Windows® operating systems are not applicable.
Information in this document is subject to change without notice.
© 2010 Dell Inc. All rights reserved.
Reproduction of this material in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden.
Trademarks used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, and OptiPlex are trademarks of Dell Inc.; ATI Radeon is a trademarks of
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc; Intel a n d Core are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation; AMD Athlon, AMD Sempron,
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Windows, Windows Vista, and the Windows Vista start button are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United
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April 2010     Rev. A00

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  • Page 1 States and/or other countries. Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products. Dell Inc. disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own.

  • Page 2: Removing The Coin-Cell Battery

    Dell™ OptiPlex™ 580 Service Manual—Mini Tower WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Coin-Cell Battery 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.

  • Page 3: Replacing The Coin-Cell Battery

    Replacing the Coin-Cell Battery To replace the coin-cell battery, perform the above steps in reverse order. Back to Contents Page...

  • Page 4: Removing The Cover

    Dell™ OptiPlex™ 580 Service Manual—Mini Tower WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Cover 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.

  • Page 5: Replacing The Cover

    4. Remove the cover from the computer. Replacing the Cover To replace the cover, perform the above steps in reverse order. Back to Contents Page...

  • Page 6: Dell Diagnostics

    NOTE: If you see a message stating that no diagnostics utility partition has been found, run the Dell Diagnostics from your Drivers and Utilities media. If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you see the Microsoft® Windows® desktop. Then shut down your computer and try again.

  • Page 7: Diagnostic Lights

    4. When the tests are completed, if you are running the Dell Diagnostics from the Drivers and Utilities disc, remove the disc. 5. Close the test screen to return to the Main Menu screen. To exit the Dell Diagnostics and restart the computer, close the Main Menu screen.
  • Page 8 A possible graphics card failure has  Reseat any installed graphics cards. occurred.  If available, install a working graphics card into your computer.  If the problem persists, contact Dell . A possible floppy drive or hard Reseat all power and data cables. drive failure has occurred.

  • Page 9: Removing The Drive Bezel

    Dell™ OptiPlex™ 580 Service Manual—Mini Tower WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Drive Bezel 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.

  • Page 10: Replacing The Drive Bezel

    Replacing the Drive Bezel To replace the drive bezel, perform the above steps in reverse order. Back to Contents Page...

  • Page 11: Removing The Hard Drive

    Dell™ OptiPlex™ 580 Service Manual—Mini Tower WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Hard Drive 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.

  • Page 12: Replacing The Hard Drive

    5. Press the blue release tabs on each side of the hard drive and slide the hard drive from the computer. Replacing the Hard Drive To replace the hard drive, perform the above steps in reverse order. Back to Contents Page...

  • Page 13: Removing The Heat Sink

    Dell™ OptiPlex™ 580 Service Manual–Mini-Tower WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Heat Sink 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.

  • Page 14: Replacing The Heat Sink

    Replacing the Heat Sink To replace the heat sink, perform the above steps in reverse order. Back to Contents Page...

  • Page 15: Removing The I/O Panel

    Dell™ OptiPlex™ 580 Service Manual—Mini Tower WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the I/O Panel 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.
  • Page 16 4. Remove the screw that secures the I/O panel to the front of the computer. 5. Press the retention latch to release the I/O panel from the chassis.
  • Page 17 6. Tilt the I/O panel toward the back of the computer. 7. Lift the I/O panel out of the slot and lay it on the drive cage.
  • Page 18 8. Disconnect the data cable from the I/O panel. 9. Remove the I/O panel from the computer.

  • Page 19: Replacing The I/O Panel

    Replacing the I/O Panel To replace the I/O panel, perform the above steps in reverse order. Back to Contents Page...

  • Page 20: Removing A Memory Module

    Dell™ OptiPlex™ 580 Service Manual—Mini Tower WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing a Memory Module 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.

  • Page 21: Replacing A Memory Module

    Replacing a Memory Module To replace a memory module, perform the above steps in reverse order. Back to Contents Page...

  • Page 22: Removing The Optical Drive

    Dell™ OptiPlex™ 580 Service Manual—Mini Tower WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Optical Drive NOTE: You may need to install Adobe Flash Player from Adobe.com to view the following illustrations.

  • Page 23: Replacing The Optical Drive

    5. Slide the optical drive from the computer. Replacing the Optical Drive To replace the optical drive, perform the above steps in reverse order. Back to Contents Page...

  • Page 24: Removing And Replacing Parts

    Back to Contents Page Removing and Replacing Parts Dell™ OptiPlex™ 580 Service Manual—Mini Tower   Cover   Drive Bezel   Coin-Cell Battery   Memory   Optical Drive   Fan   Video Card   I/O Panel   Hard Drive   Heat Sink   Power Supply   Processor   System Board Back to Contents Page...

  • Page 25: Removing The Power Supply

    Dell™ OptiPlex™ 580 Service Manual—Mini Tower WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Power Supply 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.
  • Page 26 4. Disconnect the optical-drive power cable from the optical drive. 5. Disconnect the processor power cable from the system board.
  • Page 27 6. Disconnect the main power cable from the system board. 7. Remove all data cables from the cable routing clip at the base of the power supply.
  • Page 28 9. Press the release latch that secures the power supply to the chassis.

  • Page 29: Replacing The Power Supply

    10. Slide the power supply toward the front of the computer and lift the power supply up and away from the computer. Replacing the Power Supply To replace the power supply, perform the above steps in reverse order. Back to Contents Page...

  • Page 30: Removing The Processor

    Dell™ OptiPlex™ 580 Service Manual—Mini Tower WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Processor 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.

  • Page 31: Replacing The Processor

    4. Remove the processor from its socket on the system board. CAUTION: When replacing the processor, do not touch any of the pins inside the socket or allow any objects to fall on the pins in the socket. Replacing the Processor To replace the processor, perform the above steps in reverse order.

  • Page 32: System Setup Options

    1. Turn on (or restart) your computer.   2. When the DELL logo appears, press <F2> immediately. NOTE: Keyboard failure may result when a key on the keyboard is held down for extended periods of time. To avoid possible keyboard failure, press and release <F2>...
  • Page 33 Displays the amount of processor Level 2 cache L2 Cache Displays the amount of processor Level 3 cache L3 Cache Indicates the amount of installed memory Installed Memory Indicates the frequency of installed memory Memory Speed Indicates the type of installed memory Memory Technology Displays the SATA drives connected to the SATA 0 connector SATA 0...
  • Page 34 Enables or disables the TPM security feature. TPM Security Off (default) Activates or deactivates the TPM feature if it is enabled. TPM Activation Enable Disable Don't Change   Power Specifies the behavior of the system when AC power is restored after an AC power loss. AC Recovery Off (default) Last...
  • Page 35 Provides options to Save Changes and Exit, Discard Changes and Exit, and Load Default Setting Back to Contents Page  ...

  • Page 36: Specifications

    Back to Contents Page Specifications Dell™ OptiPlex™ 580 Service Manual—Mini Tower   Processor   Controls and Lights    Memory    Network   Expansion Bus    Audio   Video   Power    System Information    System Board Connectors   Cards   Physical    Drives    Environmental    External Connectors  NOTE: Offerings may vary by region. For more information regarding the configuration of your computer, click Start® Help and Support and select the option to view information about your computer.
  • Page 37 5.25–inch optical drive (s): Mini–tower Desktop Small form factor one (slimline)   NOTE: The Dell™ OptiPlex™ 580 Small Form Factor does not support the following combination of drives: one  3.5–inch hard drive, one 2.5–inch hard drive, and one 5.25–inch optical drive. External Connectors  Audio: Back panel two connectors for line–in/ microphone and line–out Front panel one front–panel connectors for headphones and...
  • Page 38 Diagnostic lights four lights located on the front/back panel of the computer. For information on the diagnostic lights, see the Service Manual available on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com/manuals Back of the computer: Link integrity light on integrated network adapter green light—Link 10 Mbps...
  • Page 39 NOTE: Heat dissipation is calculated by using the power supply wattage rating. NOTE: See the safety information that shipped with your computer for important voltage setting information. Physical  Height: Mini–tower 40.80 cm (16.10 inches) Desktop 11.40 cm (4.50 inches) Small form factor 9.30 cm (3.70 inches) Width: Mini–tower...

  • Page 40: System Board Layout

    Back to Contents Page System Board Layout Dell™ OptiPlex™ 580 Service Manual—Mini Tower fan connector (FAN_CPU)  speaker connector (INT_SPKR) processor connector (CPU) processor power connector (12VPOWER) memory module connectors (DIMM_1, DIMM_2, SATA connectors (SATA0 and SATA1) DIMM_3, and DIMM_4) front panel connector (FRONTPANEL) power connector (POWER)

  • Page 41: Removing The System Board

    Dell™ OptiPlex™ 580 Service Manual—Mini Tower WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the System Board 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.
  • Page 42 7. Disconnect the system board power cable. 8. Disconnect the optical-drive data cable from the system board.
  • Page 43 9. Disconnect the hard-drive data cable from the system board. 10. Disconnect the I/O-panel data cable from the system board.
  • Page 44 11. Remove the screws that secure the heat sink assembly bracket to the system board. 12. Remove the heat sink assembly bracket from the computer.
  • Page 45 13. Remove the screws that secure the system board to the chassis. 14. Remove the system board from the chassis.

  • Page 46: Replacing The System Board

    Replacing the System Board To replace the system board, perform the above steps in reverse order. Back to Contents Page...

  • Page 47: Removing The Fan

    Dell™ OptiPlex™ 580 Service Manual—Mini Tower WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Fan 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.
  • Page 48 4. Disconnect the fan power cable from the system board. 5. Pull up the retention tab that is closest to the top of the computer.
  • Page 49 6. Press the fan retention tab that is closest to the base of the computer. 7. Slide the fan toward the back of the computer.

  • Page 50: Replacing The Fan

    8. Remove the fan from the computer. Replacing the Fan To replace the fan, perform the above steps in reverse order. Back to Contents Page...

  • Page 51: Removing The Video Card

    Dell™ OptiPlex™ 580 Service Manual—Mini Tower WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Video Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.

  • Page 52: Replacing The Video Card

    4. Lift the expansion card up and out of the expansion slot. Replacing the Video Card To replace the video card, perform the above steps in reverse order. Back to Contents Page...

  • Page 53: Working On Your Computer

    Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: Only a certified service technician should perform repairs on your computer. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. CAUTION: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface, such as a connector on the back of the computer.

  • Page 54: After Working Inside Your Computer

    2. Connect any telephone or network cables to your computer. 3. Connect your computer and all attached devices to their electrical outlets. 4. Turn on your computer. 5. Verify that the computer works correctly by running the Dell Diagnostics. See Dell Diagnostics.

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