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Chapter 1: Working inside your computer...................................................................................... 6

Safety instructions.............................................................................................................................................................. 6

Before working inside your computer.......................................................................................................................6

Safety precautions.........................................................................................................................................................7

Electrostatic discharge—ESD protection................................................................................................................7

ESD field service kit ..................................................................................................................................................... 8

Transporting sensitive components.......................................................................................................................... 9

After working inside your computer..........................................................................................................................9

Chapter 2: Removing and installing components.......................................................................... 10

Recommended tools..........................................................................................................................................................10

Screw list............................................................................................................................................................................. 10

Major components of OptiPlex XE4 Small Form Factor............................................................................................11

Side cover............................................................................................................................................................................ 13

Removing the side cover............................................................................................................................................ 13

Installing the side cover.............................................................................................................................................. 14

Front bezel...........................................................................................................................................................................14

Removing the front bezel...........................................................................................................................................14

Installing the front bezel.............................................................................................................................................15

Hard drive............................................................................................................................................................................ 16

Removing the 2.5-inch hard drive............................................................................................................................16

Installing the 2.5-inch hard drive..............................................................................................................................18

Removing the 3.5-inch hard drive...........................................................................................................................20

Installing the 3.5-inch hard drive............................................................................................................................. 22

Hard-drive and optical-drive bracket........................................................................................................................... 23

Removing the hard-drive and optical-drive bracket........................................................................................... 23

Installing the hard-drive and optical-drive bracket............................................................................................. 24

M.2 solid-state drive.........................................................................................................................................................26

Removing the M.2 2230 solid-state drive (slot-1).............................................................................................. 26

Installing the M.2 2230 solid-state drive (slot-1)................................................................................................ 26

Removing the M.2 2230 solid-state drive (slot-2)..............................................................................................27

Installing the M.2 2230 solid-state drive (slot-2)................................................................................................28

Removing the M.2 2280 solid-state drive (slot-1).............................................................................................. 29

Installing the M.2 2280 solid-state drive (slot-1)................................................................................................ 30

Removing the M.2 2280 solid-state drive (slot-3).............................................................................................. 31

Installing the M.2 2280 solid-state drive (slot-3)................................................................................................32

WLAN card..........................................................................................................................................................................33

Removing the WLAN card.........................................................................................................................................33

Installing the WLAN card........................................................................................................................................... 34

WLAN antenna...................................................................................................................................................................36

Removing the WLAN antenna.................................................................................................................................. 36

Installing the WLAN antenna.................................................................................................................................... 36

Coin-cell battery................................................................................................................................................................ 37

Removing the coin-cell battery................................................................................................................................ 37

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