Dell OptiPlex GX100 User Manual page 47

Mini Tower Chassis 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.
To remove the insert covering a 5.25-inch bay, perform the following steps:
1. Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect all the AC power cables from their electrical outlets.
CAUTION: Before you remove the computer cover, see
2. Remove the computer cover.
3. Remove the front bezel.
4. With your thumbs, press in each end of the insert until it snaps free of the bezel (see Figure 3).
Figure 3. Removing the Front-Panel Insert (Mini Tower Chassis)
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
To remove the insert covering the 3.5-inch bay, perform the following steps:
1. Complete steps 1 through 3 of the procedure for removing a 5.25-inch insert.
2. Inside the cover, locate the eject button mechanism for the 3.5-inch bay (see
the plastic insert out of its opening.
To replace the front-panel insert for the 3.5-inch bay, work from outside the cover. Place the insert in position, and press it into the opening.
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1 Ring tabs (2)
2 Posts (2)
3 Computer cover
Figure 3).
Figure 3). Press the mechanism toward the front panel to snap
Computer."