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OptiPlex XE3 Small Form Factor Service Manual
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Notes, cautions, and warnings
Working on your computer
Safety instructions
Before working inside your computer
Safety precautions
Electrostatic discharge—ESD protection
ESD field service kit
Transporting sensitive components
After working inside your computer
Major components of your system
Disassembly and reassembly
Side cover
Removing the side cover
Installing the side cover
Expansion card
Removing expansion card
Installing the expansion card
Coin cell battery
Removing coin cell battery
Installing the coin cell battery
Hard drive assembly
Removing the hard drive assembly
Installing the hard drive assembly
Bezel
Removing front bezel
Installing front bezel
Hard drive and optical drive module
Removing the hard drive and optical drive module
Installing the hard drive and optical drive module
Optical drive
Removing the optical drive
Installing the optical drive
Memory module
Removing memory module
Installing the memory module
Heat sink duct
Removing heat sink duct
Installing heat sink duct
Heat sink fan
Removing heat sink fan
Installing heat sink fan
Heat sink
Removing heat sink
Installing heat sink
Intrusion switch
Removing intrusion switch
Installing the intrusion switch
Power switch
Removing power switch
Installing the power switch
Processor
Removing processor
Installing the processor
M.2 PCIe SSD
Removing the M.2 PCIe SSD
Installing the M.2 PCIe SSD
Power supply unit
Removing power supply unit or PSU
Installing the power supply unit or PSU
Speaker
Removing speaker
Installing the speaker
System board
Removing system board
Installing the system board
Drivers and downloads
System setup
Boot menu
Navigation keys
System setup options
General options
System information
Video screen options
Security
Secure boot options
Intel Software Guard Extensions options
Performance
Power management
Post behavior
Manageability
Virtualization support
Wireless options
Maintenance
System logs
Advanced configuration
Updating the BIOS
Updating the BIOS in Windows
Updating the BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu
Updating the BIOS using the USB drive in Windows
Updating the BIOS from the F12 One-Time boot menu
System and setup password
Assigning a system setup password
Deleting or changing an existing system setup password
Troubleshooting
Enhanced Pre-Boot System Assessment — ePSA diagnostics
Running the ePSA Diagnostics
Diagnostics
Diagnostic error messages
Backup media and recovery options
Recovering the operating system
System error messages
Getting help and contacting Dell
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