How to replace the System Board on a Optiplex Micro Plus 7010

This 3D experience gives you the step by step process of replacing the System Board on a Optiplex Micro Plus 7010.

Removal

Side Cover

1. Identify the side cover highlighted in blue.
2. Loosen the thumb screw that secures the side cover to the chassis.
3. Slide and lift the side cover off the chassis.

Coin Cell Battery

1. Identify the coin cell battery highlighted in blue.
2. Push the release lever on the coin cell battery socket to release it from the socket.
3. Lift the coin cell battery from the coin cell battery socket.

Solid State Drive (SSD)

Wireless Module (WLAN)

Speaker

1. Identify the speaker highlighted in blue.
2. Disconnect the speaker cable from the system board.
3. Remove the speaker cable from the routing guides on the chassis.
4. Press on the tab that secures the speaker and lift the speaker off the system board.

Fan Assembly

1. Identify the fan assembly highlighted in blue.
2. Press and hold the tabs that secures the fan assembly to the system board.
3. Lift the fan assembly off the system board and flip over the fan assembly.
4. Disconnect the fan cable from the system board.
5. Lift the fan assembly off the chassis.

Memory Modules

1. Identify the memory module highlighted in blue.
2. Using your fingertips, carefully spread apart the securing clips on each end until the memory module pops up.
3. Slide and remove the memory module from the memory module slot.

Optional I/O module

1. Identify the optional I/O module highlighted in blue.
2. Remove the screws that secure the I/O module to the system.
3. Slide the optional I/O module from the system, do not remove it completely.
4. Lift and hold the optional I/O module and disconnect the cable from the connector on the system board.
5. Remove the optional I/O module from the computer.

Optional Type-C module

1. Identify the optional Type-C module highlighted in blue.
2. Remove the screws that secure the optional Type-C module.
3. Remove the optional Type-C module from its slot on the chassis.
4. Lift and hold the optional Type-C module in place above the system board.
5. Disconnect the Type-C display port and USB cables from the system board.
6. Remove the optional Type-C module from the computer.

Heatsink

1. Identify the heatsink highlighted in blue.
2. Loosen the captive screws that secure the heatsink to the system board. Loosen in reverse order.
3. Lift the heat sink off the system board.
4. Use the alcohol pad to clean the heatsink (as shown in the video).

Processor

1. Identify the processor highlighted in blue.
2. Press down and push the release lever away from the processor to release it from the securing tab.
3. Extend the release lever completely and open the processor cover.
4. Gently lift the processor from the processor socket.

System Board

1. Identify the system board highlighted in blue.
2. Remove the screw that secures the speaker support bracket to the system board.
3. Lift the speaker support bracket off the system board.
4. Remove the screws that secures the system board to the chassis.
5. Remove the screws that secures the system board to the chassis.
6. Lift the system board at an angle and remove it from the chassis.

Install

System Board

1. Identify the system board location highlighted in blue.
2. At an angle, insert the front of the system board through the front of the chassis.
3. Place the system board on the chassis and align the screw holes on the system board to the screw holes on the chassis.
4. Install the screws that secures the system board to the chassis.
5. Install the screws that secures the system board to the chassis.
6. Place the speaker support bracket on the system board and align with the screw holes.
7. Install the screw that secures the speaker support bracket to the system board.

Processor

1. Identify the processor location highlighted in blue.
2. Ensure that the release lever on the processor socket is fully extended in the open position.
3. Ensure that the pin 1 indicator on the processor socket and the CPU are aligned
4. Align the notches on the processor with the tabs on the socket and place it on the socket.
5. Once the processor is in place, lower the release lever and secure it under the tab on the processor cover.

Heatsink

1. Identify the heatsink location highlighted in blue.
2. Apply a pea sized amount of thermal material as shown.
3. Install the heatsink on the system board and align with screw holes.
4. Tighten the captive screws that secure the heat sink to the system board. Tighten in order.

Optional Type-C module

1. Identify the optional Type-C module position highlighted in blue.
2. Place the Type-C module at an angle and hold in position.
3. Connect the Type-C display port and USB cables to the system board and align the optional Type-C module on the system.
4. Insert the optional Type-C module into its slot from the inside of your computer.
5. Install the screws that secure the optional Type-C module.

Optional I/O module

1. Identify the optional I/O module position highlighted in blue.
2. Place and align the optional I/O module near the system.
3. Connect the I/O cable to the connector on the system board and align the optional I/O module on the system.
4. Insert the optional I/O module into its slot from the inside of your computer.
5. Install the screws that seure the I/O module to the system.

Memory Modules

1. Identify the memory module location highlighted in blue.
2. Align the notch on the memory module with the tab on the slot and slide the memory into the slot at an angle.
3. Press the memory module down until it clicks into place.

Fan Assembly

1. Identify the fan assembly location highlighted in blue.
2. Align and place the fan assembly near to the chassis.
3. Connect the fan cable to the system board.
4. Flip over the fan assembly.
5. Grab the tabs on the fan assembly, insert it into the system board slot and then release the tabs.

Speaker

1. Identify the speaker location highlighted in blue
2. Press and hold on the tab on the speaker and place the speaker on the system board.
3. Route the speaker cable through the routing guides on the chassis.
4. Connect the speaker cable to the system board.

Wireless Module (WLAN)

Solid State Drive (SSD)

Coin Cell Battery

1. Identify the coin cell battery location highlighted in blue
2. Insert the coin cell battery into the socket with the positive side (+) label facing up.
3. Snap the battery into place.

Side Cover

1. Identify the side cover location highlighted in blue.
2. Slide the side cover into place towards the front of the computer