- Notes, cautions, and warnings
- Working inside your computer
- Removing and installing components
- Recommended tools
- Screw list
- Major components of OptiPlex 7000 Tower
- Side cover
- Front bezel
- 2.5-inch hard-drive assembly
- 3.5-inch hard-drive assembly
- Removing the 3.5-inch hard drive assembly
- Removing the 3.5-inch hard drive bracket
- Removing the secondary 3.5-inch hard drive assembly
- Removing the secondary 3.5-inch hard drive bracket
- Installing the secondary 3.5-inch hard drive bracket
- Installing the secondary 3.5-inch hard drive assembly
- Installing the 3.5-inch hard drive bracket
- Installing the 3.5-inch hard drive assembly
- Solid-state drive
- WLAN card
- Coin-cell battery
- Memory module
- Expansion card
- Graphical processing unit
- Slim optical-drive
- Slim optical-drive bracket
- Speaker
- Power-supply unit
- Processor fan and heat-sink assembly
- Processor
- Communication card
- Chassis fan
- Voltage-regulator heat sink
- Power button
- Intrusion switch
- SD card reader (optional)
- Optional modules
- Removing optional DisplayPort module
- Installing optional DisplayPort module
- Removing optional VGA module
- Installing optional VGA module
- Removing optional HDMI module
- Installing optional HDMI module
- Removing optional Serial module
- Installing optional Serial module
- Removing optional Type-C module
- Installing optional Type-C module
- Removing optional Thunderbolt 4 module
- Installing optional Thunderbolt4 module
- Removing internal antenna
- Installing internal antenna
- System board
- Drivers and downloads
- BIOS setup
- Troubleshooting
- Getting help and contacting Dell
OptiPlex 7000 Tower Service Manual
Removing the powered GPU
Prerequisites
- Follow the procedure in before working inside your computer.
- Remove the side cover.
About this task
The following images indicate the location of the powered graphical processing unit and provide a visual representation of the removal procedure.
Steps
- Disconnect the two power cables from the connectors on the powered GPU through the cable holder.
- Unroute the power cable from the retention tab on the cable holder.
- Press the securing clips on both side of the power-cable holder and slide the powered GPU cable holder out of the computer.
- Lift the pull tab to open the PCIe door.
- Push and hold the securing tab on the graphics-card slot and lift the powered GPU away from the graphics-card slot.
- Close the PCIe door.
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