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Article Number: 000126432

Precision 3440 Small Form Factor (SFF) Teardown Removal Guide for Customer Replaceable Unit (CRUs)

Summary: This article is a guide to safe removal and replacement of those parts of a Precision Workstation 3440 that Dell considers safe and easy for anyone to attempt.

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This guide takes you step by step through the safe removal of what are considered to be the Customer Replaceable Unit (CRU) parts of a Precision 3440 Small Form Factor (SFF) system. (CRUs are the parts of the system that shouldn't need an engineer to remove or replace.) The guide also include pictures to reference what's involved.

Table of Contents:

  1. CRU Removal Guide
  2. Removal Instructions

 

Removal Guide

 

If these guides do not cover what you are looking to do, then you will want to reference your System Manual.

The article below provides information on safe practises you should be taking into consideration before working with electrical equipment.


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Removal Instructions

 

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ReqTools

 

1 Small Phillip's head screwdriver 2 Plastic Scribe
3 Small Flathead screwdriver    
 
NOTE: Be aware that using a large Phillips or Flat Head screwdriver may result in damage to the head of the screws. This would make their removal impossible without speciality tools, that aren't available to our onsite engineers.

 

  1. Pre-Removal Instructions Before removing the System Cover:

    1. During installation or removal of any hardware always ensure all data is backed up properly

    2. Disconnect any telephone, network, or USB cables from the computer

    3. Disconnect the computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets

  2. Slide the blue release catch on the back of the system towards the middle until it clicks [1] and then push the top cover towards the rear of the chassis and lift it up and off the system [2]

Precision 3440 Base_Cover_1

Precision 3440 Base_Cover_2

 

  1. Pre-Removal Instructions Before removing the Front Bezel:

    1. During installation or removal of any hardware always ensure all data is backed up properly.

    2. Disconnect any telephone, network, or USB cables from the computer.

    3. Disconnect the computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.

    4. Remove the System Cover.

  2. Pry up the three (3) retention clips along the top of the bezel [1].

  3. Rotate the bezel on the hooks at the bottom of the bezel [2] and pull it off the front of the PC [3].

Precision 3440 front_bezel_1

 

  1. Pre-Removal Instructions Before removing the Expansion Cards:

    1. During installation or removal of any hardware always ensure all data is backed up properly.

    2. Disconnect any telephone, network, or USB cables from the computer.

    3. Disconnect the computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.

    4. Remove the System Cover.

  2. Pull the blue metal tab at the rear of the system to unlock the option slots [1].

    Precision 3440 Expansion-Card_1

  3. Check for a release tab [2] press it if there and lift the card up and out of the slot and PC [3].

 

  1. Pre-Removal Instructions Before removing the Coin Cell Battery:

    1. During installation or removal of any hardware always ensure all data is backed up properly.

    2. Disconnect any telephone, network, or USB cables from the computer.

    3. Disconnect the computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.

    4. Remove the System Cover and Front Bezel.

  2. Locate the coin cell battery between the heatsink and the PSU and use a plastic scribe to press the release latch until the battery pops out [1].

    Precision 3440 Coin-Cell_1

  3. Remove the battery from the system [2].

 

Hard-Disk Drive

  1. Pre-Removal Instructions Before removing the Hard Disk Drive (HDD):

    1. During installation or removal of any hardware always ensure all data is backed up properly.

    2. Disconnect any telephone, network, or USB cables from the computer.

    3. Disconnect the computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.

    4. Remove the System Cover and Front Bezel.

  2. The HDD is located in the front right corner of the system. Disconnect the cables from the drive [1].

  3. Push the blue release table at the rear of the assembly and lift towards the front of the system and lift the assembly out of the PC [3].

    Precision 3440 HDD_Assembly

Hard-Disk Drive Bracket

  1. Pull one side of the hard-disk drive bracket to disengage the pins on the bracket from the slots on the drive and lift the hard-disk drive.

    Precision 3440 HDD_bracket

 

  1. Pre-Removal Instructions Before removing the Hard-disk and Optical-Disc Drive Module:

    1. During installation or removal of any hardware always ensure all data is backed up properly.

    2. Disconnect any telephone, network, or USB cables from the computer.

    3. Disconnect the computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.

    4. Remove the System Cover, Front Bezel and Hard-Disk Drive.

  2. Remove the hard-disk drive power cable and the SATA cable through the recess in the release latch.

  3. Unroute the optical-disk drive cable and the hard-disk drive cable from the retention clip on the hard-disk drive and optical-disk drive module.

    Precision 3440 HDD-ODD-Module_1

  4. Slide the release latch to unlock [3] and lift [4] the hard-disk drive and optical-disk drive module.

  5. Slide out the hard-disk drive and optical-disk drive module [5], then flip to disconnect the optical-disk drive data and power cables [6].

Precision 3440 HDD-ODD-Module_2.jpg

 

  1. Pre-Removal Instructions Before removing the Optical-Disc Drive (ODD/DVD/CD RW):

    1. During installation or removal of any hardware always ensure all data is backed up properly.

    2. Disconnect any telephone, network, or USB cables from the compute.r

    3. Disconnect the computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.

    4. Remove the System Cover, Front Bezel and HDD Assembly.

  2. Press the release tab [1]
    Precision 3440 ODD-1

  3. Slide [2] the optical-drive out of the optical-drive/ hard-drive module.

    Precision 3440 ODD-2

 

  1. Pre-Removal Instructions Before removing the M.2 SSD Card:

    1. During installation or removal of any hardware always ensure all data is backed up properly.

    2. Disconnect any telephone, network, or USB cables from the computer.

    3. Disconnect the computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.

    4. Remove the System Cover, Front Bezel, HDD Assembly and Hard-Disk and Optical-Disc Drive Module.

  2. Remove the (M2x3) screw holding the card down [1], lift the card out of the connector and PC [2] and remove the thermal pad from the system board.

    Precision 3440 SSD
NOTE: M.2 PCIe SSD cards with a capacity over 512GB, must be installed with a thermal pad. M.2 SATA and PCIe SSD cards with 128/256GB do not require a thermal pad.

 

  1. Pre-Removal Instructions Before removing the Memory:

    1. During installation or removal of any hardware always ensure all data is backed up properly.

    2. Disconnect any telephone, network, or USB cables from the computer.

    3. Disconnect the computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.

    4. Remove the System Cover, Front Bezel, HDD Assembly and Hard-Disk and Optical-Disc Drive Module.

  2. The memory is located between the heatsink and front of the PC. Pull the tabs on either side of the memory DIMM apart [1].

  3. When the memory pops up, lift it up and out of the PC [2].

    Precision 3440 Memory-Module_1
NOTE: Repeat steps 2 and 3 for any additional memory DIMMs in the system.

Additional Information

If you require further assistance, contact Technical Support

Go back to the Precision 3440 System Guide page

Article Properties

Affected Product

Precision 3440 Small Form Factor

Last Published Date

09 Aug 2021

Version

5

Article Type

Solution

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