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Precision 7960 Tower Service Manual

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Removing the front I/O-board

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
  2. Remove the left-side cover.
  3. Remove the front bezel.
  4. Remove the front optical-drive and hard-drive bezel.
  5. Remove the top cover.
  6. Remove the front I/O-bezel.
  7. Remove the right-side cover.
  8. Remove the air shroud.
  9. Remove the front optical-drive and hard-drive inner bezel.
  10. Remove the PCIe holder.
  11. Remove the front system-fan assembly.

About this task

The following images indicate the location of the front I/O-board and provide a visual representation of the removal procedure.

Removing the front I/O-board

Steps

  1. Disconnect all the cables from the connectors on the front I/O-board.
  2. Loosen the thumb screw on the front I/O-bracket and unscrew it until the front I/O-bracket is free to move.
  3. Move the top end of the front I/O-bracket at an angle to free it from its slot on the chassis.
  4. Remove the front I/O-bracket from the computer.
  5. Remove the three (6-32) screws that secure the front I/O-bracket to the front I/O-board.
    Slide the front I/O-board to remove it from the front I/O-bracket.
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