Removing and Replacing Parts: Dell Dimension� XPS 4100V & XPS 466V
Removing and Replacing Parts: Dell Dimension XPS 4100V &
XPS 466V
Precautionary Measures |
Procedures | Recommended Tools
Before you remove or replace parts in the computer, read the
following warning for your personal safety and to prevent damage
to the system from ESD.
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Warning: For your personal
safety and protection of the equipment, perform the
following steps in the sequence listed before you start
to work on the system.
- Turn off the computer and any attached
peripherals.
- Disconnect the computer and any attached
peripherals from their power sources to reduce
the potential for personal injury.
- Disconnect any telephone or
telecommunications lines from the computer.
- Wear a wrist grounding strap, and clip it
to an unpainted metal surface, such as the
padlock ring on the back of the chassis. If a
wrist grounding strap is not available, touch an
unpainted metal surface on the back of the
computer to discharge any static electricity from
your body.
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Unless otherwise noted, each of the following procedures
assumes:
- You have the recommended tools.
- You have performed the steps in Precautionary Measures.
- You have removed the computer cover.
- You can replace or reinstall a part by performing the
removal procedure in reverse order unless additional
information is provided.
Removing the Computer Cover
Removing the Front Bezel
Removing the 5.25-Inch Plastic Front-Panel
Insert
Removing the 3.5-Inch Front-Panel Insert
Removing Metal Inserts
Removing a Drive in an External 5.25-Inch
Drive
Removing a Drive in an External 3.5-Inch
Drive
Removing a Hard-Disk Drive
Removing the Power Supply
Removing the Microprocessor/Heat Sink
Assembly
Removing the Reset Button
Removing the System Board
Removing the RTC Chip
Removing the BIOS Chip
Removing the System Speaker
Removing the Card Guide Assembly
Removing the Microprocessor Cooling Fan
- Small flat-blade screwdriver
- Wide flat-blade screwdriver
- Number 1 and number 2 Philips-head screwdrivers
- �-inch nut driver
- Tweezers or long-nose pliers
- Chip-removal tool
- Wrist grounding strap
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