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Dell PowerEdge T330 Owner's Manual

Removing the control panel assembly

Prerequisites

CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that are shipped with your product.
  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
  2. Keep the Phillips #2 screwdriver ready.
  3. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
  4. Remove the optical drive and tape drives.

Steps

  1. Remove the screw securing the control panel to the chassis.
  2. Disconnect the control panel cable and the control panel USB cable from the system board.
    CAUTION: Do not use excessive force when removing the control panel cables as it can damage the connectors.
  3. Slide the control panel out of the chassis.
  4. Disconnect the control panel cable and the control panel USB cable from the control panel.
    Figure 1. Removing the control panel assembly
    This image shows removing the control panel.
    1. control panel
    2. control panel cable
    3. control panel USB cable
    4. screw
  5. Locate and press the tabs on the information tag.
  6. Push the information tag out of the slot to remove it from the control panel.
    NOTE: Retain the information tag to replace it in the new control panel.
    Figure 2. Removing and installing the information tag
    This figure shows removing and installing the information tag.
    1. information tag
    2. tab (2)
    3. slot

Next steps

  1. Install the control panel assembly.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section.

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