Chapter 2: Disassembly And Reassembly; Side Cover; Removing Side Cover - Dell OptiPlex XE3 Tower Service Manual

Topics:
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Side cover

• Bezel
• Front panel door
• 3.5-inch hard drive assembly
• 2.5-inch hard drive assembly
• Optical drive
• M.2 PCIe SSD
• SD card reader
• Memory module
• Expansion card
• Power supply unit
• Intrusion switch
• Speaker
• Power button
• Heat sink fan
• Coin cell battery
• Heat sink
• Processor
• System fan
• Optional VGA module
• System board
Side cover

Removing side cover

1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your
2. To release the side cover:
a. Slide the blue tab to release the side cover from the computer [1].
b. Slide the side cover toward the back of the computer [2].
c. Lift the side cover to remove it from the computer.
Disassembly and reassembly
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