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Microprocessor Airflow Shroud

Dell Precision™ WorkStation 530 User's Guide

• Removing the microprocessor airflow shroud
  
  
• Installing the microprocessor airflow shroud
  
  

Removing the Microprocessor Airflow Shroud

CAUTION: Before you perform this procedure, see "Safety First— For You and Your Computer."

NOTICE: Before disconnecting a device from the computer, wait 10 to 20 seconds after disconnecting the computer from its electrical outlet. Before removing a component from the system board, verify that the standby power light on the system board has turned off. To locate this light, see "System Board Components" or the interior service label.

1. Turn off the computer and devices, disconnect them from their electrical outlets, and wait 10 to 20 seconds.
   
   
2. Lay the computer on its right side.
   
   
3. Open the computer cover.
   
   
4. Remove the airflow shroud:
   
   
   • Press down and back on the indentations at the top corners of the shroud.
     
     

The top anchor tabs will disengage from the chassis anchor slots. See the following figure.

• Lift the airflow shroud out of the chassis.
  
  

Removing the Microprocessor Airflow Shroud

Installing the Microprocessor Airflow Shroud

1. Install the airflow shroud:
   
   
   • Insert the bottom anchor tabs of the shroud into the chassis anchor slots.
     
     
   • Press the shroud toward the chassis until the top anchor tabs on the shroud snap securely into place. See "Removing the Microprocessor Airflow Shroud."
     
     
2. Close the computer cover.
   
   
3. Stand the computer upright.
   
   
4. Reconnect the computer and devices to their electrical outlets, and turn them on.
   
   

NOTE: If enabled, the Chassis Intrusion option will cause the following message to be displayed at the next system start-up:

ALERT! Cover was previously removed.

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