Heat Sink Duct; Removing Heat Sink Duct - Dell OptiPlex XE3 Small Form Factor Service Manual

4 Install the:
a Hard drive and optical drive module
b HDD assembly
c Front bezel
d Side cover
5 Follow the procedure in

Heat sink duct

Removing heat sink duct

1 Follow the procedure in
2 Remove the:
a Side cover
b Front bezel
c HDD assembly
d Hard drive and optical drive module
3 To remove the heat sink bracket:
a Pull both the release tabs simultaneously, to remove the plastic duct that secures the heat sink assembly [1].
b Lift the plastic duct away from the heat sink assembly [2].
36 Disassembly and reassembly
After working inside your computer.
Before working inside your computer.