Side Cover; Removing The Side Cover - Dell Precision 3460 Small Form Factor Service Manual

1. Side cover

3. Power button
5. Memory module
7. M.2 2230 Solid-state drive
9. Chassis
11. Chassis fan
13. Power supply unit
15. Expansion card
17. Optical drive
NOTE: Dell provides a list of components and their part numbers for the original system configuration purchased. These
parts are available according to warranty coverages purchased by the customer. Contact your Dell sales representative for
purchase options.
Side cover

Removing the side cover

Prerequisites
1. Follow the procedure in
NOTE: Ensure that you remove the security cable from the security-cable slot (if applicable).
About this task
The following images indicate the location of the side cover and provide a visual representation of the removal procedure.
Steps
1. Slide the release latch to unlock side cover and slide the side cover towards the back of the computer.
2. Lift the side cover from the chassis.
before working inside your
2. Hard drive
4. Hard-drive and optical-drive bracket
6. WLAN card
8. System board
10. Front bezel
12. SD-card reader
14. Chassis
16. Heat-sink and fan assembly
18. Processor
computer.
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