System Board; Removing The System Board - Dell OptiPlex 3080 Small Form Factor Service Manual

Steps
1. Align and place the power-supply unit into the slot on the chassis.
2. Slide the power-supply unit into the slot until it clicks in place.
3. Replace the three screws (M6X32) to secure the power-supply unit to the chassis.
4. Reroute the power-supply cables through retention clips and connect it to the connectors on the system board.
5. Place the support bracket into the slot and secure it with the two screws (M6X32).
6. Reroute the SATA cables through the retention clip on the support bracket.
Next steps
1. Install the Hard drive and optical drive module
2. Install the Front bezel
3. Install the Side cover
4. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer.

System board

Removing the system board

Prerequisites
1. Remove the side cover.
2. Remove the front bezel.
3. Remove the hard drive assembly.
4. Remove the solid-state drive.
5. Remove the WLAN card.
6. Remove the heat-sink.
7. Remove the memory modules.
8. Remove the processor.
About this task
The following images indicate the location of the system board and provide a visual representation of the removal procedure.
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