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About Warnings

 

WARNING: 

A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, 

or death.

Installing Your Dell™ OptiPlex™ XE in an 

Ingress Protection 51 (IP51) Kit

 

WARNING: 

Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that 

shipped with your computer. For additional safety best practices information, see the 
Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

 

CAUTION: 

A minimum space of 10.2 cm (4 inches) is required in the front and back 

of the computer to ensure proper ventilation.

 

CAUTION: 

To avoid overheating, it is recommended to maintain an ambient 

temperature of less than 40 °C (104 °F) when you use the computer with the IP51 kit.

 

NOTE: 

You need a PCI card slot to install the PCI card-slot filler that ships with the 

IP51 kit. You must install the PCI card-slot filler in order to correctly route the fan 

power-cable connector from the IP51 kit.

 

NOTE: 

When the computer is installed in the IP51 kit, you will not have access to the 

two USB connectors at the front of the computer and the optical drive. You will still have 

access to the external power-button connector.

 

NOTE: 

For more information on removing and replacing parts in your computer, see the 

Service Manual

 on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com/manuals.

February 2010

Summary of Contents for OptiPlex XE

Page 1: ...oid overheating it is recommended to maintain an ambient temperature of less than 40 C 104 F when you use the computer with the IP51 kit NOTE You need a PCI card slot to install the PCI card slot filler that ships with the IP51 kit You must install the PCI card slot filler in order to correctly route the fan power cable connector from the IP51 kit NOTE When the computer is installed in the IP51 ki...

Page 2: ...n the computer cover 2 Open the PCI card retention clip and remove any unused PCI card slot filler panel 1 cover release latch 2 computer cover 1 2 2 1 1 PCI card retention clip 2 PCI card slot filler panel ...

Page 3: ...filler shipped with the IP51 kit into the empty PCI card slot 4 Connect the fan power cable connector on the PCI card slot filler to a 4 pin power connector 5 Replace the computer cover 1 fan power cable 2 PCI card slot filler 2 1 ...

Page 4: ...6 Remove the front panel and back panel screws from the IP51 kit 7 Open the front and back panels 1 front panel 2 IP51 kit 3 back panel 1 3 2 ...

Page 5: ...8 Remove the screws and open the top cover 9 Loosen the screw and remove the cable cover 1 cable cover 1 ...

Page 6: ...10 Place the computer into the IP51 kit 11 Fix the screws supplied with IP51 kit on the sides of the IP51 kit ...

Page 7: ...to the computer 13 Connect the necessary cables to the back of the computer and arrange them in the slots provided on the IP51 kit 14 Connect the external power button connector to the front of the computer 1 1 external power button connector ...

Page 8: ...15 Replace the cable cover 16 Replace the top cover and replace the screws ...

Page 9: ...17 Close the front and back panels of the IP51 kit 18 Replace the front and back panel screws ...

Page 10: ...this document is subject to change without notice 2010 Dell Inc All rights reserved Reproduction of these materials in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc is strictly forbidden Trademarks used in this text Dell the DELL logo and OptiPlex are trademarks of Dell Inc Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the...

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