Skip to main content
  • Place orders quickly and easily
  • View orders and track your shipping status
  • Enjoy members-only rewards and discounts
  • Create and access a list of your products
  • Manage your Dell EMC sites, products, and product-level contacts using Company Administration.

Precision 7960 Tower Service Manual

Installing the front I/O-board

Prerequisites

If you are replacing a component, remove the existing component before performing the installation procedure.

About this task

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

Installing the front I/O-board

Steps

  1. Slide and place the front I/O-board in to the front I/O-bracket.
  2. Align the screw holes on the front I/O-board with the screw holes on the front I/O-bracket.
  3. Replace the three (6-32) screws to secure the front I/O-board with the front I/O-bracket
  4. Position the front I/O-bracket to align the tabs on the bracket with the slots on the chassis.
  5. Push in and tighten the thumb screw to secure the front I/O bracket to the chassis.
  6. Connect all the cables to the connectors on the front I/O-board.

Next steps

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

  Please provide ratings (1-5 stars).
  Please provide ratings (1-5 stars).
  Please provide ratings (1-5 stars).
  Please select whether the article was helpful or not.
  Comments cannot contain these special characters: <>()\