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Dell Precision 7960 Tower Desktop manual available for free PDF download: Service Manual
Dell Precision 7960 Tower Service Manual (139 pages)
Brand:
Dell
| Category:
Desktop
| Size: 43.24 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Chapter 1: Working Inside Your Computer
7
Safety Instructions
7
Before Working Inside Your Computer
7
Safety Precautions
8
Electrostatic Discharge-ESD Protection
8
ESD Field Service Kit
9
Transporting Sensitive Components
10
After Working Inside Your Computer
10
Bitlocker
10
Chapter 2: Removing and Installing Components
11
Recommended Tools
11
Screw List
11
Major Components of Precision 7960 Tower
12
Left-Side Cover
14
Removing the Left-Side Cover
14
Installing the Left-Side Cover
14
Front Bezel
15
Removing the Front Bezel
15
Installing the Front Bezel
16
Front Optical-Drive and Hard-Drive Bezel
17
Removing the Front Optical-Drive and Hard-Drive Bezel
17
Installing the Front Optical-Drive and Hard-Drive Bezel
18
Front Optical-Drive and Hard-Drive Inner Bezel
19
Removing the Front Optical-Drive and Hard-Drive Inner Bezel
19
Installing the Front Optical-Drive and Hard-Drive Inner Bezel
20
Top Cover
21
Removing the Top Cover
21
Installing the Top Cover
21
Front I/O-Bezel
22
Removing the Front I/O-Bezel
22
Installing the Front I/O-Bezel
23
Front I/O-Board
24
Removing the Front I/O-Board
24
Installing the Front I/O-Board
25
Rear Bezel
27
Removing the Rear Hard-Drive Bezel
27
Installing the Rear Hard-Drive Bezel
27
Air Shroud
28
Removing the Air Shroud
28
Installing the Air Shroud
29
Memory Fan
30
Removing the Front Memory-Fan
30
Installing the Front Memory-Fan
31
Removing the Rear Memory-Fan
32
Installing the Rear Memory-Fan
33
Memory Modules
34
Removing the Memory Module
34
Installing the Memory Module
35
Heat Sink
36
Removing the Heat-Sink Assembly
36
Installing the Heat-Sink Assembly
37
Processor
38
Removing the Processor
38
Installing the Processor
39
Coin-Cell Battery
41
Removing the Coin-Cell Battery
41
Installing the Coin-Cell Battery
41
External Storage Flexbay (Hard Drive)
42
Removing the Front 2.5-Inch Hard-Drive Assembly
42
Installing the Front 2.5-Inch Hard-Drive Assembly
43
Removing the Front 3.5-Inch Hard-Drive Assembly
44
Installing the Front 3.5-Inch Hard-Drive Assembly
45
Removing the Rear 2.5-Inch Hard-Drive Assembly
46
Installing the Rear 2.5-Inch Hard-Drive Assembly
47
Removing the Rear 3.5-Inch Hard-Drive Assembly
48
Installing the Rear 3.5-Inch Hard-Drive Assembly
49
Removing the External 2.5-Inch Hard-Drive Caddy
50
Installing the External 2.5-Inch Hard-Drive Caddy
51
Removing the External 3.5-Inch Hard-Drive Caddy
52
Installing the External 3.5-Inch Hard-Drive Caddy
52
M.2 Solid-State Drive Module
53
Removing the M.2 Solid-State Drive Module
53
Installing the M.2 Solid-State Drive Module
54
External Storage Flexbay (Solid-State Drive)
55
Removing the M.2 Solid-State Drive Carrier
55
Removing the External M.2 2280 Solid-State Drive
56
Installing the External M.2 2280 Solid-State Drive
57
Installing the M.2 Solid-State Drive Carrier
58
Slim Optical-Drive
59
Removing the Slim Optical-Drive
59
Installing the Slim Optical-Drive
60
Pcie Holder
61
Removing the Pcie Holder
61
Installing the Pcie Holder
62
Front Fan
63
Removing the Front System-Fan Assembly
63
Removing Front System-Fans
64
Installing the Front System-Fans
65
Installing the Front System-Fan Assembly
66
Rear Fans
67
Removing the Rear System-Fan Assembly
67
Removing Rear System-Fan
68
Installing the Rear System-Fan
68
Installing the Rear System-Fan Assembly
69
Expansion Card
70
Removing the Powered Graphics-Card
70
Installing the Powered Graphics-Card
70
Removing the Non-Powered Graphics Card
70
Installing the Non-Powered Graphics Card
71
Removing the Ultraspeed Duo Card
73
Installing the Ultraspeed Duo Solid-State Drive
74
Installing the Ultraspeed Duo Card
76
Removing the Ultraspeed Quad Card
77
Installing the Ultraspeed Quad Solid-State Drive
78
Installing the Ultraspeed Quad Card
80
Removing the Thunderbolt 4 Pcie Card
81
Installing the Thunderbolt 4 Pcie Card
82
Removing the Wireless Card
84
Installing the Wireless Card
85
Speaker
86
Removing the Speaker
86
Installing the Speaker
86
Right-Side Cover
87
Removing the Right-Side Cover
87
Installing the Right-Side Cover
88
Power-Supply Unit
89
Removing the Power-Supply Unit
89
Installing the Power-Supply Unit
90
Power-Distribution Board
91
Removing the Power-Distribution Board
91
Installing the Power-Distribution Board
92
Front-Nvme Module
94
Removing the Front-Nvme Module
94
Installing the Front-Nvme Module
95
Rear-Nvme Module
96
Removing the Rear-Nvme Module
96
Installing the Rear-Nvme Module
97
Front SATA/SAS Module
99
Removing the Front SATA/SAS Module
99
Installing the Front SATA/SAS Module
100
Rear SATA/SAS Module
101
Removing the Rear SATA/SAS Module
101
Installing the Rear SATA/SAS Module
102
Front SATA Hard-Drive Modules
104
Removing the Front SATA Hard-Drive Modules
104
Installing the Front SATA Hard-Drive Modules
105
System Board
107
System-Board Call Outs
107
Removing the System Board
109
Installing the System Board
112
Rail Kit
116
Removing the Right Rail-Kit
116
Installing the Right Rail-Kit
116
Chapter 3: Drivers and Downloads
117
Chapter 4: BIOS Setup
118
Entering BIOS Setup Program
118
Navigation Keys
118
One Time Boot Menu
118
One Time Boot Menu
119
System Setup Options
119
Updating the BIOS
130
Updating the BIOS in Windows
130
Updating the BIOS in Linux and Ubuntu
131
Updating the BIOS Using the USB Drive in Windows
131
Updating the BIOS from the F12 One-Time Boot Menu
131
System and Setup Password
132
Assigning a System Setup Password
132
Deleting or Changing an Existing System Setup Password
133
Clearing CMOS Settings
133
Clearing BIOS (System Setup) and System Passwords
134
Chapter 5: Troubleshooting
135
Dell Supportassist Pre-Boot System Performance Check Diagnostics
135
Running the Supportassist Pre-Boot System Performance Check
135
Power-Supply Unit Built-In Self-Test
135
System-Diagnostic Lights
136
Recovering the Operating System
137
Real Time Clock-RTC Reset
138
Backup Media and Recovery Options
138
Wi-Fi Power Cycle
138
Chapter 6: Getting Help and Contacting Dell
139
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