OptiPlex 5050 Tower Owner's Manual Regulatory Model: D18M Regulatory Type: D18M003 Notes, cautions, and warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your product. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. Copyright © 2017 Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. Dell, EMC, and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. Other trademarks may be trademarks of their respective owners. 2018 - 08 Rev. A02 Contents 1 Working on your computer............................................................................................................................. 7 Safety instructions............................................................................................................................................................. 7 Before working inside your computer.............................................................................................................................. 7 Turning off your computer................................................................................................................................................ 8 Turning off your computer — Windows 10...............................................................................................................8 Turning off your computer — Windows 7.................................................................................................................8 After working inside your computer.................................................................................................................................8 2 Removing and installing components............................................................................................................. 9 Recommended tools..........................................................................................................................................................9 Back cover.......................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Removing cover........................................................................................................................................................... 9 Installing cover............................................................................................................................................................. 11 Front Bezel......................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Removing bezel............................................................................................................................................................11 Installing bezel............................................................................................................................................................. 12 Opening the front panel door..........................................................................................................................................12 Storage...............................................................................................................................................................................13 Removing 3.5–inch hard drive assembly................................................................................................................. 13 Removing 3.5–inch hard drive from the hard drive bracket................................................................................. 15 Installing the 3.5–inch hard drive into the hard drive bracket...............................................................................16 Installing 3.5–inch hard drive assembly....................................................................................................................16 Removing the 2.5–inch drive assembly...................................................................................................................16 Removing the 2.5–inch drive from the drive bracket............................................................................................ 17 Installing the 2.5–inch hard drive into the hard drive bracket...............................................................................18 Installing the 2.5-inch drive assembly...................................................................................................................... 18 Optical drive...................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Removing optical drive...............................................................................................................................................18 Installing optical drive................................................................................................................................................ 20 M.2 PCIe SSD ................................................................................................................................................................. 20 Removing optional M.2 PCIe SSD .......................................................................................................................... 20 Installing optional M.2 PCIe SSD ............................................................................................................................. 21 SD card reader..................................................................................................................................................................22 Removing SD card reader......................................................................................................................................... 22 Installing SD card reader............................................................................................................................................23 Memory module............................................................................................................................................................... 23 Removing memory module....................................................................................................................................... 23 Installing memory module..........................................................................................................................................23 Expansion card................................................................................................................................................................. 24 Removing PCIe expansion card................................................................................................................................24 Installing PCIe expansion card..................................................................................................................................25 Power supply unit.............................................................................................................................................................26 Removing power supply unit (PSU)........................................................................................................................ 26 Contents 3 Installing power supply unit (PSU)...........................................................................................................................27 VGA daughter board........................................................................................................................................................28 Removing VGA daughter board............................................................................................................................... 28 Installing VGA daughter board..................................................................................................................................29 Intrusion switch................................................................................................................................................................29 Removing intrusion switch........................................................................................................................................29 Installing intrusion switch.......................................................................................................................................... 30 Power switch....................................................................................................................................................................30 Removing power switch............................................................................................................................................30 Installing power switch.............................................................................................................................................. 32 Speaker............................................................................................................................................................................. 32 Removing speaker......................................................................................................................................................32