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Dell Precision T1700 Small Form Factor
Owner's Manual
Regulatory Model: D07S
Regulatory Type: D07S001
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Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. © 2013 Dell Inc. ™ ™ ™ ™ ™ ™ Trademarks used in this text: Dell , the DELL logo, Dell Precision , Precision ON ,ExpressCharge , Latitude , Latitude ON , ™ ™ ™ ® ® ®
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Contents 1 Working on Your Computer....................................................................................................... 5 Before Working Inside Your Computer.....................................................................................................................5 Turning Off Your Computer....................................................................................................................................... 6 After Working Inside Your Computer........
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Removing the Coin-Cell Battery..............................................................................................................................25 Installing the Coin-Cell Battery...............................................................................................................................26 Removing the Heat Sink Assembly......................................................................................................................... 26 Installing the Heat Sin
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1 Working on Your Computer Before Working Inside Your Computer Use the following safety guidelines to help protect your computer from potential damage and to help to ensure your personal safety. Unless otherwise noted, each procedure included in this document assumes that the following conditions exist: • You have read the safety information that shipped with your computer. • A component can be replaced or--if purchased separately--installed by performing the removal procedure in reverse orde
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CAUTION: Before touching anything inside your computer, ground yourself by touching an unpainted metal surface, such as the metal at the back of the computer. While you work, periodically touch an unpainted metal surface to dissipate static electricity, which could harm internal components. Turning Off Your Computer CAUTION: To avoid losing data, save and close all open files and exit all open programs before you turn off your computer. 1. Shut down the operating system: – In Windows 8: * Usi
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2 Removing and Installing Components This section provides detailed information on how to remove or install the components from your computer. Recommended Tools The procedures in this document may require the following tools: • Small flat-blade screwdriver • Phillips screwdriver • Small plastic scribe System Overview The figure below displays the inside view of the Small Form Factor after the base cover has been removed. The call outs show the names and the layout of the components inside the c
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6. drive cage 7. optical drive 8. power switch 9. input/output (I/O) Panel 1. memory module 2. speaker 3. front bezel 4. system fan Removing the Cover 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Pull up the cover-release latch at the side of the computer. 8
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3. Lift the cover upward to a 45–degree angle and remove it from the computer. Installing the Cover 1. Place the cover on the chassis. 2. Press down on the cover till it clicks into place. 3. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Front Bezel 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the cover. 9
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3. Pry the front bezel retention clips away from the chassis. Rotate the bezel away from the computer to release the hooks on the opposite edge of the bezel from the chassis and remove it from the computer. Installing the Front Bezel 1. Insert the hooks along the bottom edge of the front bezel into the slots on the chassis front. 2. Push the bezel toward the computer to engage the front bezel retention clips until they click into place. 3. Install the cover. 4. Follow the procedures in After Wo
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4. Pull the release lever away from the expansion card until you release the securing tab from the dent in the card. Then, ease the card up and out of its connector and remove it from the computer. 11
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Installing The Expansion Card 1. Insert the expansion card into the connector on the system board and press down to secure it in place. 2. Install the cover 3. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Card 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the cover. 3. Remove the screws that secure the antenna puck to the computer. 4. Pull the antenna puck from the computer. 5. Press the blue tab and lif
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Installing the WLAN Card 1. Place the WLAN card on the connector and press down. 2. Press the latch to secure the WLAN card. 3. Place the antenna puck on the connector and tighten the screws that secure it to the computer. 4. Install the cover. 5. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Optical Drive 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the cover. 3. Disconnect the data and power cables from the back of the optical drive. 4.
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6. Repeat steps 3 to 5 to remove the second optical drive (if available). Installing the Optical Drive 1. Insert the optical drive into the bracket. 2. Slide the optical drive to insert it into the drive cage. 3. Connect the data and power cables to the optical drive. 4. Install the cover. 5. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Drive Cage 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the: a) cover b) front bezel c) optical drive
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4. Slide the blue drive-cage handle toward unlock position and lift the hard drive cage from the computer. Installing the Drive Cage 1. Place the drive cage on the edge of the computer to allow access to the cable connectors on the hard drive. 2. Connect the data and power cables to the back of the hard drive. 3. Flip over the drive cage and insert it into the chassis. The drive cage tabs are secured by the slots in the chassis. 4. Slide the drive-cage handle toward the locked position. 5. Insta
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Removing the Hard Drive 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the: a) cover b) optical drive c) drive cage 3. Press the retention clips inwards and slide the hard-drive bracket out from the drive cage. 4. Flex the hard-drive bracket and remove the hard drive from the bracket. 5. Remove the screws that secure the mini hard drive to the hard-drive bracket and remove the hard drive from its bracket. NOTE: Perform step 5 only if you have a mini hard drive. Insta
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4. Install the: a) drive cage b) optical drive c) cover 5. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Removing the Speaker 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the: a) cover b) optical drive c) drive cage 3. Disconnect the speaker cable from the system board and release it from the securing tab inside the chassis. Press the speaker-securing tab, and slide the speaker towards the right of the computer to release it. Installing the Speaker 1
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Removing the Intrusion Switch 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the cover. 3. Press the clip inwards to release and gently pull the intrusion cable from system board. 4. Slide the intrusion switch toward the front of the chassis and remove it from the computer. Installing the Intrusion Switch 1. Insert the intrusion-switch into the chassis rear and slide it outward to secure it. 2. Connect the intrusion-switch cable to the system board. 3. Install the: a)
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• If memory modules with different speeds are installed, they operate at the speed of the slowest installed memory modules. Removing the Memory 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the cover. 3. Press down on the memory retaining tabs on each side of the memory modules, and lift the memory modules out of the connectors on the system board. Installing the Memory 1. Align the notch on the memory-card with the tab in the system-board connector. 2. Press down
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4. Pry and remove the system fan away from the grommets securing it to the front of the computer. Then, press the grommets inward along the slots and pass through the chassis. Installing the System Fan 1. Place the system-fan in the chassis. 2. Pass the grommets through the chassis and slide outward along the groove to secure it in place. 3. Connect the system-fan cable to the system board. 4. Install: a) front bezel b) drive cage c) optical drive d) cover 5. Follow the procedures in After Work
