Front-Panel Inserts: Dell OptiPlex GX100 System User's Guide

Front-Panel Inserts: Dell™ OptiPlex™ GX100 System User's Guide

Low-Profile Chassis Front-Panel Inserts

Empty drive bays contain a front-panel insert to protect the inside of the computer from dust particles and also to ensure proper airflow within the computer. Before you install a drive in an empty drive bay, you must remove the front-panel insert.

To remove the insert covering the 5.25-inch bay, perform the following steps:

Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect all the AC power cables from their electrical outlets.

CAUTION: Before you remove the computer cover, see "Safety First—For You and Your Computer."

Remove the computer cover.

Lay the computer cover upside down on a flat work surface, with the front of the cover facing toward you.

With your thumbs, press in each end of the insert until it snaps free of the cover (see Figure 1).

Figure 1. Removing the Front-Panel Insert for the 5.25-Inch Bay (Low-Profile Chassis)

1	Posts (2)
2	Computer cover (upside down)
3	Ring tabs (2)

To replace the front-panel insert for the 5.25-inch bay, work from inside the cover. Position the insert behind the bay opening, insert the two ring-tabs (see Figure 1) over the posts on the inside of the opening, and firmly press both ends of the insert into place.

To remove the insert covering the 3.5-inch bay, perform the following steps:

Complete steps 1 through 3 of the procedure for removing the 5.25-inch insert.
Inside the cover, locate the eject button mechanism for the 3.5-inch bay (see Figure 2). Press the mechanism toward the front panel to snap the plastic insert out of its opening.

Figure 2. Removing the Front-Panel Insert for the 3.5-Inch Bay (Low-Profile Chassis)

1	3.5-inch front-panel insert
2	Computer cover (upside down)
3	Eject button mechanism

To replace the front-panel insert for the 3.5-inch bay, work from outside the cover. Place the insert in position and press it into the opening.

Mini Tower Chassis Front-Panel Inserts

To remove the insert covering a 5.25-inch bay, perform the following steps:

Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect all the AC power cables from their electrical outlets.

CAUTION: Before you remove the computer cover, see "Safety First—For You and Your Computer."

Remove the computer cover.

Remove the front bezel.
With your thumbs, press in each end of the insert until it snaps free of the bezel (see Figure 3).

Figure 3. Removing the Front-Panel Insert (Mini Tower Chassis)

1	Ring tabs (2)
2	Posts (2)
3	Computer cover

To replace a front-panel insert for a 5.25-inch bay, work from inside the bezel. Insert the two ring-tabs (one on each end of the insert) over the posts on the inside of the bay opening, and firmly press both ends of the insert into place (see Figure 3).

To remove the insert covering the 3.5-inch bay, perform the following steps:

Complete steps 1 through 3 of the procedure for removing a 5.25-inch insert.
Inside the cover, locate the eject button mechanism for the 3.5-inch bay (see Figure 3). Press the mechanism toward the front panel to snap the plastic insert out of its opening.

To replace the front-panel insert for the 3.5-inch bay, work from outside the cover. Place the insert in position, and press it into the opening.

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