Removing And Replacing Front-Panel Inserts; Figure 7-2. Removing The Front Bezel; Figure 7-3. Removing The Front-Panel Insert For A 5.25-Inch Bay - Dell OptiPlex GXi Reference And Installation Manual

tab release

Figure 7-2. Removing the Front Bezel

While pressing the tab release, tilt the bezel away from
the chassis, disengage the two retaining hooks at the bot-
tom of the bezel, and carefully pull the bezel away from
the chassis.
To replace the bezel, fit the two retaining hooks on the
bezel into their corresponding slots at the bottom of the
chassis. Then rotate the top of the bezel toward the chas-
sis until the top tabs snap into their corresponding slots
on the bezel.
R
emoving and Replacing
Front-Panel Inserts
Empty drive bays contain a front-panel insert to protect
the inside of the computer from dust particles and also to
ensure proper airflow within the computer. Before you
install a drive in an empty drive bay, you must first
remove the front-panel insert.
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retaining hooks
To remove the insert covering a 5.25-inch bay, follow
these steps:
1. Remove the computer cover as instructed in
"Removing the Computer Cover" in Chapter 5.
2. Remove the front bezel using the instructions in
the previous section, "Removing and Replacing
the Front Bezel."
3. Holding the bezel with the front facing you, use
your thumbs to press in each end of the insert
until it snaps free of the bezel (see Figure 7-3).
posts (2)
ring-tabs (2)
Figure 7-3. Removing the Front-Panel Insert
for a 5.25-Inch Bay
To replace a front-panel insert for a 5.25-inch bay, work
from inside the bezel. Insert the two ring-tabs (one on
each end of the insert) over the posts on the inside of the
bay opening, and firmly press both ends of the insert into
place (see Figure 7-3).
computer
cover