Dell 780 Removing the System Board, Remove the heat sink and processor, Back to Contents Page

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System Board

Dell™ OptiPlex™ 780 Ultra Small Form Factor—Service Manual

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Removing the System Board

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1.Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer.

2.Remove the cover.

3.Remove the front bezel.

4.Remove the drive cage.

5.Remove the heat sink and processor.

6.Remove the power supply.

7.Remove the memory.

8.Remove the I/O board.

9.Remove the wireless local area network card.

10.Remove the internal speaker.

11.Disconnect the optical-drive, hard-drive, internal speaker, and control-panel cables from the system board.