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OptiPlex 3050 Small Form Factor Owner's Manual

Removing power switch

NOTE:Depending on the configuration you order, you may see either of the heat sinks as shown in the image below.

Heat sink

  1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
  2. Remove the:
    1. cover
    2. bezel
    3. hard drive and optical drive module
  3. To remove the power switch:
    1. Disconnect the power switch cable from the system board [1].
    2. Press the power switch retention tabs and pull out from the computer [2] [3].
    Figure displaying how to remove the power switch from the computer.

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