Prerequisites
CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that are shipped with your product.
Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
Keep the Phillips #2 screwdriver ready.
Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
Remove the optical drive and tape drives.
Removing the control panel assembly:
Remove the screw securing the control panel to the chassis.
Disconnect the control panel cable and the control panel USB cable from the system board.
CAUTION: Do not use excessive force when removing the control panel cables as it can damage the connectors.
Slide the control panel out of the chassis.
Disconnect the control panel cable and the control panel USB cable from the control panel.
control panel
control panel cable
control panel USB cable
screw
Locate and press the tabs on the information tag.
Push the information tag out of the slot to remove it from the control panel.
NOTE: Retain the information tag to replace it in the new control panel.
information tag
tab (2)
slot
Installing the control panel assembly:
Replace the blank information tag in the new control panel with the information tag retained from the old control panel.
NOTE: Information tag lists system information such as Service Tag, NIC, MAC address.
To install the information tag, push the information tag into the control panel slot.
Connect the control panel cable and the control panel USB cable to the control panel module.
Align and insert the control panel into the control panel slot in the chassis.
Tighten the screw to secure the control panel to the chassis.
Connect the control panel cable and the control panel USB cable to the system board.
control panel
control panel cable
control panel USB cable
screw
Install the optical drive and tape drives.
Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section.
