Dell Optiplex GX620 Teardown

Written By: G. van Marle
Published: 17/11/20
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Dell Optiplex GX620 Teardown

Published: 17/11/20

Teardown

Introduction

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    • Start by removing the side panel by rotating the blue knob in the direction of the arrow

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    • Remove the floppy drive by pressing the marked knob.

    • There might be a screw on the underside of it.

    • Then pull on the tab that came out of the floppy drive to remove it.

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    • Remove the hard drive by squeezing the two blue tabs on the side.

    • Then pull the hard drive towards the front of the computer.

    • Pull out the two cables on the hard drive.

    • Then lift the hard drive up and out.

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    • Remove the blue cover with 'DELL' on it. by simply pulling it up and out.

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    • Remove the hard drive bracket by unscrewing the two screws.

    • Slide the hard drive bracket to the left and then towards the front of the computer.

    • Unplug the connector for the switch. by pressing the little tab on the connector and pulling it up.

    • And lift the entire bracket out

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    • Unscrew the four screws on the back.

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    • Slide the back plate back, as shown in the picture.

    • And lift the motherboard tray up and out

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    • Remove both fans by pressing the tab shown in the picture and sliding the fan in the direction shown.

    • Unplug the connector from the fan by pressing on the little tab on the connector and pulling it up. preferably by the housing of the connector, not the wires.

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    • Pull back the black tab.

    • Quite a bit of force required

    • Pull the heatsink upwards.

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    • Push down on the lever on the left hand side, and push it to the left.

    • Lift the lever up

    • And then lift the bracket up

    • Remove the CPU by lifting it straight up by the edges of the green PCB.

    • Be careful not to bed any of the pins of the CPU socket.

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    • Remove the RAM sticks by pulling the white tabs away from the RAM sticks.

    • Pull up and the RAM stick, it should be loose now, if not redo step 1.

    • Do the same for the second RAM stick.

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    • Remove the heat sink for the graphics chip by pressing the metal tab down and out of the hole.

    • Be VERY careful to keep the heat sink flat whilst removing it, otherwise you might crack the die.

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    • Unscrew the four screws holding the bracket that holds the heatsink.

    • Be careful not to drop any screws in the CPU socket.

    • Remove the plastic bracket

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    • Remove the CMOS battery by pushing the tab marked in the picture to the left. And the battery will pop out.

    • using a screwdriver might help.

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    • Remove the three screws and two standoffs from the motherboard.

    • Lift the motherboard from the motherboard bracket.

    • Again be careful not to drop any screws in the CPU socket.

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    • And there you have it, all the components of the Dell Optiplex GX620.

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