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OptiPlex 3080 Micro Form Factor (MFF) Teardown Removal Guide for Customer Replaceable Unit (CRU)

Summary: These guides will take you step-by-step through the safe removal of what are considered to be the CRU (Customer Replaceable Unit) parts of the OptiPlex 3080 Micro Form Factor (MFF). (CRUs are the parts of the system that should not need an engineer to remove or replace.) The guide includes pictures referencing what is involved. ...

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Instructions

Table of Contents:

  1. CRU Removal Guide
  2. Removal Instructions

 

Removal Guide

 

If this guide does not cover what you are looking to do, then refer to System Manual.

The article below provides information about safe practices you should consider 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 specialty tools, that are not available to our onsite engineers.

 

  1. Pre-Removal instructions before removing the Side Cover:

    1. During installation or removals of any hardware always ensure that 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. Put the system on its side with the access panel facing up, and loosen the thumbscrew on the back of the system [1].

Optiplex 3080 MFF SideCover

  1. Slide the access panel towards the front of the computer and lift the cover away from the computer.

Optiplex 3080 MFF SideCover

 

  1. Pre-Removal instructions before removing the Front Bezel:

    1. During installation or removals of any hardware always ensure that 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 Side Cover.

  2. Establishing image.

Optiplex 3080 MFF FrontBezel1

  1. Pry the retention tabs [1] to release the front bezel from the computer.

  2. Pull the front bezel slightly and then gently rotate [2] to release other tabs.

  3. Remove the front bezel from the computer.

 

  1. Pre-Removal instructions before removing the fan assembly:

    1. During installation or removals of any hardware always ensure that 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 Side Cover.

  2. Establishing image.

Optiplex 3080 MFF FanAssembly

  1. Unroute the speaker cable from the routing guide [1] on the fan assembly.

  2. Press the blue tabs on both sides of the fan, and slide to lift the fan to release it from the system.

Optiplex 3080 MFF FanAssembly

  1. Turn the fan assembly over.

  2. Disconnect the fan cable from the connector on the system board. Lift the fan assembly out of the system.

 

  1. Pre-Removal instructions before removing the 2.5-inch Hard Disk Drive (HDD):

    1. During installation or removals of any hardware always ensure that 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 Side Cover.

Optiplex 3080 MFF HDDAssembly

  1. Remove HDD Assembly:

    1. Disconnect the data and power cable from the harddrive.

    2. Press the release tabs on the hard-drive assembly and slide it towards the front of the system to disconnect it from the connector on the system board.

    3. Lift the hard-disk drive assembly [2] from the computer.

Optiplex 3080 MFF HDDBracket

  1. Remove HDD bracket:

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

    2. Lift the hard-drive out of the bracket.

 

  1. Pre-Removal instructions before removing the M.2 2230 PCIe solid-state drive (SSD):

    1. During installation or removals of any hardware always ensure that 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 Side Cover and Hard Drive Assembly.

Optiplex 3080 MFF SSD

  1. Remove the screw (M2x3.5) that secures the solid-state drive to the system board.

  2. Slide and lift the solid-state drive off the system board.

 

  1. Pre-Removal instructions before removing the Memory:

    1. During installation or removals of any hardware always ensure that 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 Side Cover and Hard Drive Assembly.

  2. Establishing image.

Optiplex 3080 MFF Memory

  1. Pull the securing clips from both side of the memory module until the memory module pops up.

  2. Slide and remove the memory module from the memory-module slot.

 
NOTE: Repeat Steps 3 and 4 for any additional Memory DIMMs located in the system.

 

  1. Pre-Removal instructions before removing the WLAN Card:

    1. During installation or removals of any hardware always ensure that 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 Side Cover and Hard Drive Assembly.

  2. Establishing image.

Optiplex 3080 MFF WLAN

  1. Remove the (M2x3.5) screw that secures the WLAN card bracket to the system board.

  2. Slide and lift the WLAN card bracket away from the WLAN card.

  3. Disconnect the antenna cables from the WLAN card.

  4. Slide and remove the WLAN card from the connector on the system board.

 

  1. Pre-Removal instructions before removing the Coin Cell Battery:

    1. During installation or removals of any hardware always ensure that 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 Side Cover.

  2. Establishing image.

Optiplex 3080 MFF Coin Cell

  1. Using a plastic scribe, gently pry the coin-cell battery out of the slot on the system board.

  2. Remove the coin-cell battery away from the computer.

 

  1. Pre-Removal instructions before removing the Internal Speakers:

    1. During installation or removals of any hardware always ensure that 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 Side Cover and Fan Assembly.

  2. Establishing image.

Optiplex 3080 MFF Speaker

  1. Disconnect the speaker cable from the connector on the system board.

  2. Press the tab and slide the speaker along with the cable from the slot on the chassis.

If you require further assistance, please contact technical Support.
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OptiPlex 3080 Micro
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Article Number: 000181569
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 29 Jun 2023
Version:  5
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