Removing and Replacing Parts: Dell Dimension� XPS P90c/P100c/P120c/P133c/P150c/P166c
Removing/Replacing Parts: Dell Dimension XPS
P90c/P100c/P120c/P133c/P150c/P166c
Removing the Cover | Removing/Replacing the
Front Bezel | Removing/Replacing
the 5.25-Inch Plastic Front-Panel Inserts | Removing/Replacing
the 3.5-Inch Front-Panel Insert | Removing/Replacing the
Metal Inserts | Removing/Replacing
a Drive in an External 5.25-Inch Drive | Removing/Replacing
a Drive in an External 3.5-Inch Drive | Removing/Replacing a
Hard-Disk Drive | Removing/Replacing
the Power Supply | Removing/Replacing
the Card Guide Assembly and Components | Removing/Replacing
the Hard-Disk Drive Access or Power Indicator Assembly | Removing/Replacing
the Serial-and Parallel-Port Cable Assemblies | Removing/Replacing
the Reset Button | Removing/Replacing
the Heat Sink Assembly and Microprocessor | Removing/Replacing the
Battery | Removing/Replacing
the Microprocessor Cooling Fan | Removing/Replacing
the System Board
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NOTE: To replace parts, follow the
steps below in reverse. |
Removing
the Cover
1. Turn off the power and unplug the power cable.
2. Unscrew the 5 cover-mounting screws on the back of the computer.
3. Slide the cover back and tilt the cover up and back to pivot the cover from the
chassis.
1. Remove the cover.
2. Facing the system unit's front panel, press in on the 4 tabs at the top
and on both sides of the bezel.
3. Tilt the bezel toward you, and pull it away from the chassis.
1. Remove the cover.
2. Remove the front bezel.
3. Hold the bezel so that you are facing its interior. Reach around to the front of the bezel, and pop out
the front-panel insert toward you.
1. Remove the cover.
2. Remove the front bezel.
3. Hold the bezel so that you are facing its interior. Press against the tab on each side of the insert
until the insert snaps out.
1. Remove the cover.
2. Remove the front bezel.
3. Hold the insert in place while using a 1/4-inch nut driver to unscrew the screws that secure the insert
to the system unit.
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NOTE: If the system unit only has 1
drive in the 5.25-inch drive bay, the user will need to
remove all the inserts and bend them at the perforation
lines until they snap apart. |
1. Remove the cover.
2. Remove the front bezel.
3. Remove the plastic inserts, if needed.
4. Remove the metal inserts, if needed.
5. Remove the power cable and the interface cable from the back of the drive.
6. To remove the drive, squeeze the tabs on each side of the drive, and then slide it forward and out of
the drive bay.
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NOTE: When sliding the new drive
into its drive bay, make sure that both drive rail tabs
snap into place. If they do not, adjust the position of
each drive rail by loosening the screws and sliding the
drive rail forward or backward, as needed.
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1. Remove the cover.
2. Remove the front bezel.
3. Remove the plastic inserts, if needed.
4. Unscrew the 2 screws that secure the front of the 3.5-inch drive bracket to the system unit.
5. Slide the 3.5-inch drive bracket toward the back of the system unit to disengage the six mounting tabs
on the drive bracket from the slots at the top of the 3.5-inch drive bay.
6. Unscrew the 2 screws on each side of the 3.5-inch drive bracket, and slide the drive out of the drive
bracket.
1. Remove the cover.
2. Disconnect any cables from the back of the drive.
3. Remove the screw securing the drive assembly to the chassis, and raise the bracket away from the power
supply.
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NOTE: Lay the system on its side to
remove the hard-disk drive.
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4. Remove the 2 screws on each side of the hard-disk drive bracket that secure the drive to the bracket.
5. Slide the drive out of the bracket.
1. Remove the cover.
2. Disconnect the DC power cables from the system board, from any drives, and from any expansion cards.
3. Remove the front bezel.
4. Remove the drive-bracket mounting screw that secures the hard-disk drive bracket to the system unit's
back panel, and raise the bracket away from the power supply.
5. While holding the hard-disk drive bracket up, remove the 2 screws that secure the power supply to the
back panel and the 2 screws that secure the power supply to the chassis.
Lift the power supply out of the system unit.
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NOTE: Lay the system on its side to
remove the power supply, because holding the hard-disk
drive bracket and removing the power supply at the same
time can be difficult.
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1. Remove the cover.
2. Disconnect any cables connected to any expansion cards installed in an expansion slot, and remove the
expansion cards.
3. Remove the front bezel.
4. Remove the 2 screws that secure the power push-switch assembly to the front panel of the system unit,
and move the power push-switch out of the way.
5. Disengage the card guide assembly by pressing inward on the two mounting tabs that secure the assembly
to the front panel.
6. Disconnect the cables for the hard-disk drive access indicator assembly, the power indicator assembly,
and the reset button assembly from the system board, and then lift the card guide assembly out of the
system unit.
1. Remove the cover.
2. Remove the front bezel.
3. Disconnect the hard-disk drive access or power indicator assembly from its connector on the system
board.
4. Thread the cable through the ferrite cylinder attached to the card guide.
5. Use a small screwdriver to push the hard-disk drive access or power indicator assembly through its light
pipe on the card guide and into the interior of the system unit.
1. Remove the cover.
2. Disconnect any peripheral device that is connected to the back of the system unit.
3. If necessary, disconnect the power and interface cables from the connector on the back of any hard-disk
drives, remove the drive-bracket mounting screw that secures the hard-disk drive bracket to the system
units back panel, and raise the bracket out of the way.
4. Disconnect the serial or parallel port cable assembly from its connector on the system board.
5. Remove the 2 screws that secure the cable assemblys I/O connector to the system units back panel.
1. Remove the cover.
2. Remove the front bezel.
3. Disconnect the reset button cable from the reset button connector on the system board.
4. Thread the cable through the ferrite cylinder attached to the card guide.
5. Use a small screwdriver to push the reset button push-switch through its bracket in the card guide and
into the interior of the system unit.
1. Remove the cover.
2. Remove any expansion cards that block access to the microprocessor.
3. Remove the heat sink securing clip from the microprocessor/heat sink assembly.
Press on the back of the clip with a small screwdriver to release it.
4. Push outward and then upward on the microprocessor socket release lever to rotate it to its fully
vertical position.
5. Lift the microprocessor/heat sink assembly out of its socket.
6. Use the dented corner of the chip to orient the replacement chip in the same direction as the chip
removed.
1. Remove the cover.
2. Pry the battery out of its socket with a blunt, nonconductive object.
1. Remove the cover.
2. Remove the front bezel.
3. Disconnect the cooling fan cable from the connector on the system board.
4. Remove the screw that secures the cooling fan bracket to the system unit, and remove the fan and
bracket.
1. Remove the cover.
2. Disconnect any cables attached to the port connectors on the I/O panel.
3. Disconnect the any cables attached to the system board.
4. Remove any expansion cards.
5. Remove the 6 screws that secure the system board to the bottom of the system unit.
6. Lift the left edge of the system board up and out of the system unit.
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