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Dell Precision 5820 Tower Owner's Manual

Installing the system board

  1. Align and place the system board into the chassis.
  2. Slide the system board to its position.
  3. Replace the screws to secure the system board to the chassis.
  4. Place the system fan fixed bracket and replace the single screw on the system board.
  5. Connect the following cables:
    • audio cable
    • power cable
    • power control cable
    • 24 Pin power cable
    • front I/O panel
    • SATA cables
    • ODD cables
    • USB 3.1 cables
    • Front system fan cable
    • Flex0 and Flex1 hard drive data cable
    CAUTION:A loosely connected Power Cable (POWER_CBL) to the system board and the Power Control Cable (POWER_CTRL) may result in a No POST scenario with Diagnostics LED blinking in pattern 1,2.
  6. Install the:
    1. PCIe holder
    2. expansion card
    3. memory module
    4. heat sink and CPU fan assembly
    5. system fan
    6. air shroud
    7. 5.25 ODD bracket
    8. ODD
    9. front bezel
    10. side cover
  7. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer.

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