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OptiPlex Small Form Factor 7010 Owner's Manual

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Installing the system board

Prerequisites

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

About this task

The following image indicates the connectors on your system board.

System board callout
  1. Intrusion-switch cable
  2. Processor-power cable
  3. Processor-fan cable
  4. UDIMM slots

    From the left (a>b):

    DIMM 1

    DIMM 2

  5. Power-button cable
  6. System-power cable
  7. M.2 2230/2280 solid-state drive slot
  8. M.2 WLAN slot
  9. Hard-drive data cable (SATA 0)
  10. Optical-drive/hard-drive data cable (SATA 1)
  11. SATA power cable
  12. Internal-speaker cable
  13. PCIe x16 slot (SLOT 2)
  14. PCIe x1 slot (SLOT 1)
  15. Coin-cell battery socket
  16. Processor socket
  17. Video cable
  18. I/O cable

The following image indicates the location of the system board and provides a visual representation of the installation procedure.

Installing the system boardInstalling the system board

Installing the system board

Steps

  1. Align and lower the system board into the system until the stand-off points at the back of the system board align with those on the chassis.
  2. Replace the seven (#6-32) screws to secure the system board to the chassis.
  3. Route and connect all the cables that you disconnected from the system board.
  4. Place and align the front I/O-bracket with I/O slot on the chassis.
  5. Replace the screw (#6-32) that secures the front I/O-bracket to the chassis.

Next steps

  1. Install the processor.
  2. Install the heat-sink and fan assembly.
  3. Install the WLAN card.
  4. Install the solid-state drive.
  5. Install the memory modules.
  6. Install the expansion card.
  7. Install the Optional I/O modules.
  8. Install the disk-drive cage.
  9. Install the 3.5-inch hard drive if applicable.
  10. Install the 2.5-inch hard drive if applicable.
  11. Install the front bezel.
  12. Install the side cover.
  13. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer.

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