Dell 350 manual Removing the Control Panel

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Control Panel

Dell Precision™ Workstation 350 Service Manual

CAUTION: Before you perform this procedure, see the safety instructions in your System Information Guide.

NOTICE: To avoid electrostatic discharge, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by periodically touching an unpainted metal surface (such as the back panel) on the computer.

NOTICE: Before you disconnect a device from the computer or remove a component from the system board, verify that the standby power light on the system board has turned off. To locate the light, see "System Board Components."

Removing the Control Panel

1.To remove the top and bottom panels of the computer, remove any installed CD drives and release all the tabs on each panel.

1computer cover tab (remove the CD drive to access this tab)

2top-panel tabs

3top panel

4bottom panel

5computer cover screw

6computer cover tabs (2)

2.To prepare the computer cover for removal, release the three computer cover tabs (one tab is located by the CD drive and two tabs are located by the I/O panel).

NOTE: To release the tab located by the CD drive, you can pry the computer cover away from the computer and pull out the tab.

3.If necessary, remove the computer cover screw.

4.Close the computer and remove the computer cover.

5.Remove the screw that secures the control panel to the computer, and pull the control panel away from the computer.