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OptiPlex 3280 AIO (All in One) Customer Replaceable Unit (CRU) Part Removal Guide

Summary: This article is a guide to safe removal and replacement of those parts of an OptiPlex 3280 AIO (All in one) that Dell considers safe and easy for anyone to attempt.

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These guides will take you step by step through the safe removal of what are considered to be the Customer Replaceable Unit (CRU) parts of an OptiPlex 3280 AIO (All in One) system. (CRUs are the parts of the system that shouldn't need an engineer to remove or replace.) The guides will 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 to take into consideration before working with electrical equipment.


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Removal Instructions

 

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Required Tools

1 Small Phillip's head screwdriver 2 Plastic Scribe
3 Small Flat head 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 Stand:

    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. Place system on an elevated, clean, and flat surface.

  2. Place the system on its screen and press on the release tab at the Back of where the stand meets the system. While holding the tab in, lift the stand upwards, while pulling the stand towards the Back of the monitor.

OptiPlex 3280 Stand

(Optional)

 

  1. Pre-Removal Instructions Before removing the Main Access Panel:

    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 Stand.

  2. Move the cables sideways and out of the cable slots [1].

OptiPlex 3280 Cable-Cover-1

  1. Remove the screw (M3x9) securing the cable cover to the bottom cover [2]. Then lift the cable cover from the bottom cover.

OptiPlex 3280 Cable-Cover-2

 

  1. Pre-Removal Instructions Before removing the Main Access Panel:

    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 Stand and Cable Cover.

  2. Press and hold the release tab in the space left by the stand, to open the latch on the system board shield [1]. Slide the cover towards the top of the chassis and then lift it up and off the chassis [2].

OptiPlex 3280 Back-Cover-1

OptiPlex 3280 Back-Cover-2

 

  1. Pre-Removal Instructions Before removing the system board shield:

    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 Stand, Cable Cover (Optional) and Back Cover.

  2. Remove the five (M3x5) screws that secure the system board shield to the chassis [1] and lift the shield away from the system.

OptiPlex 3280 Board-Shield-1

 

  1. Pre-Removal Instructions Before removing the Base 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.

    4. Remove the Stand, Cable Cover (Optional), Back Cover and System Board Shield.

  2. Remove the four (M3x5) screws [1] that secure the base cover to the system.

  3. Pry and lift the base cover [2] away from the system.

OptiPlex 3280 Bottom-Cover-1

 

  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 Stand, Cable Cover (Optional) and Back Cover.

  2. Remove the two (M3x5) screws [1] that secures the Hard-drive bracket and slide the HDD to right side and lift out of the HDD bracket [2].

OptiPlex 3280 HDD-1

 

  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 Stand, Cable Cover (Optional) and Back Cover.

  2. Pry open the DIMM door on the system board shield [1], pull the metal clips on either side of the memory module away from each other [2] to release the memory module and you can remove it from the slot [2].

OptiPlex 3280 Memory-1

 
NOTE: Repeat step 2 for any additional DIMMs in the system.

 

  1. Pre-Removal Instructions Before removing the Solid State Drive (SSD):

    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 Stand, Cable Cover (Optional), Back Cover and System Board Shield.

  2. Remove the single screw (M2x2.5) that secures the SSD drive to the motherboard [1], then slide and remove the card out of the M.2 card slot [2].

OptiPlex 3280 SSD-1

 

  1. Pre-Removal Instructions Before removing the WLAN Card (WiFi, Wireless):

    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 Stand, Cable Cover (Optional), Back Cover and System Board Shield.

  2. Remove the two (M2x4) screws that secure the WLAN card shield to the motherboard [1] and remove the shield from the system [2].

OptiPlex 3280 WLAN-1

  1. Move the antenna cables out of the guides.

  2. Remove the single screw that secures the bracket to the card [3], slide the bracket off of the card [4] and disconnect the antenna cables from card [5] and lift the card out of the system [6].

OptiPlex 3280 WLAN-2

 

  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 Stand, Cable Cover (Optional), Back Cover and System Board Shield.

  2. Press the tab on the coin cell socket with plastic scribe or finger tip until the battery pops up [1] and then lift the battery out of the socket [2].

Coin-Cell-1

 

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

    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 Stand, Cable Cover (Optional), Back Cover and System Board Shield.

  2. Disconnect the fan cable from the motherboard [1], and remove the three (M3x5) screws holding the fan to the chassis [1], so you can lift the fan out of the system [2].

System-Fan-1

 

  1. Pre-Removal Instructions Before removing the Camera Assembly:

    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 Stand, Cable Cover (Optional), Back Cover and System Board Shield.

  2. Remove the two (M3x5) screws that secure the camera assembly cover to the frame [1]. Lift the camera assembly cover away from the frame.

  3. Disconnect the camera cable from the motherboard [2], and remove the two (M3x5) screws that secure the pop-up camera assembly from the frame [2].

Camera-1

  1. Slide the middle frame of camera assembly forward [3], and remove the pop-up camera assembly from the frame and unroute the cable [4].

Camera-2

Additional Information

If you require further assistance, please contact Technical Support

 

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OptiPlex 3280 All-In-One
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Article Number: 000126185
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 06 Aug 2021
Version:  5
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