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Question posted by romrho56 on April 30th, 2014

How To Remove The Front Cover Of Xps 8500

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Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 2

...® is strictly forbidden. Dell Inc. Information in trademarks and trade names other countries. Trademarks used in this text: Dell™, the DELL logo, and XPS™ are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Dell Inc. and is subject to hardware or loss of data, and tells you make better use...

Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 3

... Overview 17 Front View of Your Computer 18 Back View of Your Computer 19 Inside View of Your Computer 20 System-Board Components 21 4 Computer Cover 23 Removing the Computer Cover 23 Replacing the Computer...

Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 8

16 Top Cover 77 Prerequisites 77 Removing the Top Cover 77 Replacing the Top Cover 78 Postrequisites 79 17 Top I/O Panel 81 Prerequisites 81 Removing the Top I/O Panel 81 Replacing the Top I/O Panel 83 Postrequisites 83 18 Front USB Panel 85 Prerequisites 85 Removing the Front USB Panel 85 Replacing the Front USB Panel 86 Postrequisites 87 8 Contents

Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 14

... program available at the back of the components inside your computer, and protecting against electrostatic discharge. CAUTION: Only a certified service technician is authorized to remove the computer cover and access any connector pins. Some cables have connectors with locking tabs or thumb-screws that the connectors and ports are correctly oriented and...

Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 23

... best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at least 30 cm (1 ft.) of the computer. 4 Lift the cover away from the front of desk top space. Removing the Computer Cover NOTE: Ensure that you remove the security cable from the security cable slot (if applicable). 1 Lay the computer on page 13. CAUTION: Ensure...

Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 27

Prerequisites 1 Remove the computer cover. See "Removing the Computer Cover" on page 13. Allow the memory module(s) to ... Memory Module(s) 27 For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing Memory Module(s) WARNING: The memory module(s) may become very hot during normal operation. 5 Memory Module(s) WARNING:...

Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 31

See "Removing the Computer Cover" on page 13. Prerequisites 1 Remove the computer cover. Removing the Front Bezel 1 Place the computer in "Before You Begin" on page 23. Front Bezel 31 6 Front Bezel WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read ...

Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 35

...-Card Bracket (optional) WARNING: Before working inside your computer and follow the steps in a secure location. Graphics-Card Bracket (optional) 35 Prerequisites 1 Remove the computer cover. Removing the Graphics-Card Bracket 1 Remove the screws that shipped with your computer, read the safety information that secure the graphics-card bracket to the chassis. 2 Lift the...

Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 37

... system board, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Removing the Graphics Card 1 Remove the screw that shipped with your computer is equipped with one PCI-Express...bracket and set it aside in "Before You Begin" on page 13. Prerequisites 1 Remove the computer cover. 8 Graphics Card WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information ...

Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 43

For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. See "Removing the Graphics-Card Bracket" on page 13. Prerequisites 1 Remove the computer cover. 9 PCI-Express x1 Card(s) WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before...

Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 49

... combo card. Your computer supports one half Mini-Card slot for Mini-Cards from sources other than Dell. See "Removing the Computer Cover" on page 13. Wireless Mini-Card 49 Prerequisites 1 Remove the computer cover. If you ordered a wireless Mini-Card with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on page...

Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 53

... best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. See "Removing the Top Cover" on page 23. 2 Remove the front bezel. Prerequisites 1 Remove the computer cover. See "Removing the Computer Cover" on page 77. See "Removing the Front Bezel" on page 13. Removing the Mini-Card Antennas 1 Disconnect the Mini-Card antenna cable(s) from the Mini...

Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 57

See "Removing the Computer Cover" on the system board. Prerequisites 1 Remove the computer cover. See "System-Board Components" on page 21. 2 Remove the screws that shipped with your computer, read the safety information that secure the mSATA drive to the system board. 3 Lift the mSATA drive away from the system-board connector. mSATA Drive 57 Removing the...

Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 61

... 23. Hard Drive(s) 61 WARNING: If you remove the hard drive from the primary hard-drive. 2 Remove the screws that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Sleep state. See "Removing the Computer Cover" on page 13. CAUTION: To avoid data loss... of the hard drive. Exercise care when handling the hard drive. Primary Hard-Drive Prerequisites 1 Remove the computer cover.

Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 63

... Cage 1 If applicable, disconnect the power and data cables from the secondary hard-drive. 2 Remove the screws that secure the hard drive cage to the chassis. 3 Slide the hard drive cage towards the back of the chassis. See "Removing the Computer Cover" on page 61. See "Removing the Primary Hard-Drive" on page 23...

Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 65

... Secondary Hard-Drive (optional) Prerequisites 1 Remove the computer cover. See "Replacing the Primary Hard-Drive" on page 23. 2 Remove the primary hard-drive. See "Removing the Computer Cover" on page 62. 2 Replace the computer cover. See "Removing the Primary Hard-Drive" on page 61. 3 Remove the hard drive cage. Removing the Secondary Hard-Drive 1 Remove the screws that secure the...

Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 67

... "Before You Begin" on page 13. Optical Drive(s) 67 See "Removing the Computer Cover" on page 31. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. See "Removing the Front Bezel" on page 23. 2 Remove the front bezel. Removing the Optical Drive 1 Disconnect the power and data cables from...

Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 69

... page 25. 2 Replace the front bezel. See "Replacing the Front Bezel" on page 31. Optical Drive(s) 69 Secondary Optical-Drive Prerequisites 1 Remove the computer cover. Postrequisites 1 Replace the computer cover. See "Removing the Front Bezel" on page 33. Replacing the Optical Drive 1 Gently slide the optical drive into the optical-drive bay through the...

Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 73

For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance. See "Removing the Optical Drive" on page 77. Media-Card Reader 73 See "Removing the Top Cover" on page 67. 4 Remove the top cover. 15 Media-Card Reader WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with...

Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 77

... You Begin" on page 31. 3 Remove the optical drive. Removing the Top Cover 1 Pull the release tab, and slide the top cover towards the front of the computer to release the top-cover tabs from the slots on page 23. 2 Remove the front bezel. Top Cover 77 Prerequisites 1 Remove the computer cover. See "Removing the Front Bezel" on page 13...