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Dell OptiPlex 3010 Mini-Tower
Owner's Manual
Regulatory Model: D12M
Regulatory Type: D12M001
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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....................................................................................................... 7 Before Working Inside Your Computer.....................................................................................................................7 Turning Off Your Computer....................................................................................................................................... 8 After Working Inside Your Computer........
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3 System Setup............................................................................................................................. 31 System Setup..........................................................................................................................................................31 Boot Menu.............................................................................................................................................................. 31 Boot Menu Enhance
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Memory write/read failure at address, read value expecting value................................................................52 Memory size in CMOS invalid.......................................................................................................................... 52 Memory tests terminated by keystroke............................................................................................................52 No boot device available.............................................
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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. 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. 3. Lift the cover upward to a 45–degree angle and remove it from the computer. Related Links Installing the Cover Installing the Cover 1. Place the cover on the computer. 2. Press down on the cover till it cli
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Removing the Front Bezel 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the cover. 3. Pry the front bezel retention clips away from the chassis located at the side edge of front bezel. 4. Rotate the bezel away from the computer to release the hooks on the opposite edge of the bezel from the chassis. Related Links Installing the Front Bezel Installing The Front Bezel 1. Insert the hooks along the bottom edge of the front bezel into the slots on the chassis front. 2. Ro
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4. Pull the release lever away from the PCIe x16 card to 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. 5. Lift the PCIe x1 expansion card (if any) up and out of its connector and remove it from the computer. 6. Lift the PCI expansion card (if any) up and out of its connector and remove it from the computer. 7. Lift the PCI x4 expansion card (if any) up and out of its connector and remove it from the computer.
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Related Links Installing the Expansion Card Installing The Expansion Card 1. Insert the PCIe x4 card into the connector on the system board and press down to secure it in place. 2. Insert the PCIe card (if any) into the connector on the system board and press down to secure it in place. 3. Insert the PCIe x1 card (if any) into the connector on the system board and press down to secure it in place. 4. Insert the PCIe x16 card (if any) into the connector on the system board and press down to secur
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6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to remove the second optical drive (if available). Related Links Installing the Optical Drive Installing The Optical Drive 1. Slide up the optical-drive latch and push the optical drive from the front towards the back of the computer. 2. Connect the data cable and power cable to the optical drive. 3. Install the front bezel. 4. Install the cover. 5. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Related Links Removing the Optical Drive Removing the Hard Driv
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5. Flex the hard-drive bracket and then remove the hard drive from the bracket. 6. Repeat the above steps for the second hard drive, if available. Related Links Installing the Hard Drive Installing The Hard Drive 1. Flex the hard-drive bracket and then insert the hard drive into the bracket. 2. Press both blue securing-bracket tabs inward and slide the hard-drive bracket into the bay in the chassis. 3. Connect the data cable and power cable to the back of the hard drive. 4. Install the cover. 5
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4. Lift the memory modules out of the connectors on the system board. Related Links Installing the Memory Installing the Memory 1. Insert the memory modules into the connectors on the system board. Install the memory module in the order of A1 > B1 > A2 > B2. 2. Press down on the memory modules until the retention clips spring back to secure them in place. 3. Install the cover. 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Related Links Removing the Memory Removing The Chassis
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4. Slide the intrusion switch toward the chassis bottom and remove it from the system board. Related Links Installing the Intrusion Switch Installing the Intrusion Switch 1. Insert the intrusion switch into the chassis rear and slide it toward the chassis top to secure it. 2. Connect the intrusion switch-cable to the system board. 3. Install the cover. 4. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Related Links Removing the Intrusion Switch Removing The Speaker 1. Follow the pr
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4. Unthread the speaker cable from the chassis clip. 5. Press down the speaker-securing tab and slide the speaker upwards to remove it. Related Links Installing the Internal Speaker Installing the Speaker 1. Press the speaker-securing tab and slide the speaker downward to secure it. 2. Thread the speaker cable into the chassis clip. 3. Connect the speaker cable to the system board. 4. Install the cover. 5. Follow the procedures in After Working Inside Your Computer. Related Links Removing the In
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Removing the Heat Sink and Processor 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the cover. 3. Disconnect the heat sink assembly cable from the system board. 4. Loosen the captive screws that secure the heat sink assembly to the system board. 5. Lift the heat sink assembly upwards and remove it from the computer. Lay the assembly with the fan facing downwards, and with the thermal grease facing upwards. 6. Press the release lever down and then move it outwards to
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7. Lift the processor cover. 8. Lift the processor to remove it from the socket and place it in an antistatic package. Related Links Installing the Heat Sink and Processor Installing the Heat Sink and Processor 1. Insert the processor into the processor socket. Ensure the processor is properly seated. 2. Lower the processor cover. 3. Press the release lever down and then move it inward to secure it with the retention hook. 4. Place the heat sink assembly into the chassis. 5. Tighten the captive
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Removing the Heat Sink and Processor Removing The Coin-Cell Battery 1. Follow the procedures in Before Working Inside Your Computer. 2. Remove the cover. 3. Press the release latch away from the coin-cell battery to allow the battery to pop-up from the socket. 4. Lift the coin-cell battery out of the computer. Related Links Installing The Coin-Cell Battery Installing The Coin-Cell Battery 1. Place the coin-cell battery into its slot on the system board. 2. Press the coin-cell battery downwards u
