Service Manual
Table Of Contents
- XPS 8940 Service Manual
- Contents
- Working inside your computer
- Removing and installing components
- Recommended tools
- Screw list
- Major components of XPS 8940
- Left-side cover
- Optical drive (optional)
- Power button
- Front cover
- 2.5-inch hard drive
- 3.5-inch hard drive
- Chassis fan
- Memory modules
- Wireless card
- Solid-state drive/Intel Optane
- Graphics card
- Coin-cell battery
- Power-supply unit
- Processor fan and heat-sink assembly
- Processor
- Voltage regulator heat sink (optional)
- System board
- Drivers and downloads
- System setup
- Troubleshooting
- Getting help and contacting Dell
Steps
1. Place the computer in an upright position.
2. Insert the right-side front-cover tabs into the corresponding slots on the chassis.
3. Push the left-side of the front cover towards the chassis, snapping the slots into position.
Next steps
1. Install the left-side cover.
2. Follow the procedure in After working inside your computer.
2.5-inch hard drive
Removing the 2.5-inch hard drive
Prerequisites
1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
2. Remove the left-side cover.
About this task
NOTE:
The computer ships with two empty 2.5-inch hard-drive cages. A 2.5-inch hard drive (sold separately) is required to
perform below procedures.
The following images indicate the location of the 2.5-inch hard-drive assembly and provide a visual representation of the
removal procedure.
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Removing and installing components