Contents Before working inside your Embedded Box PC....10 ....................10 Before you begin ....................10 Safety instructions ..................11 Recommended tools ......................12 Screw list After working inside your Embedded Box PC...... 14 Technical overview..............15 ................16 System-board components Removing the back cover............18 ......................18 Procedure Replacing the back cover............21...
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Replacing the drives in to the hard-drive cage....28 ......................28 Procedure ............28 Procedure to replace bottom drive ....................28 Post-requisites Replacing the solid-state drive in to bracket.......29 .....................29 Prerequisites ......................29 Procedure Removing the solid-state drive from bracket...... 31 ......................
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Removing the memory module..........48 ....................48 Prerequisites ......................48 Procedure Replacing the memory module..........50 ......................50 Procedure ....................51 Post-requisites Removing the WLAN-antenna connectors......52 .....................52 Prerequisites ......................52 Procedure Replacing the WLAN-antenna connectors......55 ......................55 Procedure ....................55 Post-requisites Removing the WLAN card............56 .....................56 Prerequisites ......................
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Removing the WWAN card............65 .....................65 Prerequisites ......................65 Procedure Replacing the WWAN card............67 ......................67 Procedure ....................69 Post-requisites Removing the SIM card............70 .....................70 Prerequisites ......................70 Procedure Replacing the SIM card.............72 ......................72 Procedure ....................73 Post-requisites Removing the CANbus cable...........74 .....................74 Prerequisites ......................74...
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Removing the coin-cell battery..........81 .....................81 Prerequisites ......................81 Procedure Replacing the coin-cell battery..........83 ......................83 Procedure ....................83 Post-requisites Removing the intrusion switch..........84 ....................84 Prerequisites ......................84 Procedure Replacing the intrusion switch..........86 ......................86 Procedure ....................86 Post-requisites Removing the serial ports............
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Removing the top cover............95 .....................95 Prerequisites ......................95 Procedure Replacing the top cover............98 ......................98 Procedure ....................98 Post-requisites Removing the heat sink............99 ....................99 Prerequisites ......................99 Procedure Replacing the heat sink............101 .......................101 Procedure ....................101 Post-requisites Removing the CPU board............102 ....................102 Prerequisites ......................
Before working inside your Embedded Box After working inside your Embedded Box PC, follow the steps in After working inside your Embedded Box PC. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance.
CAUTION: You should only perform troubleshooting and repairs as authorized or directed by the Dell technical assistance team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. See the safety instructions that shipped with the product or at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
• 10 mm open wrench Screw list The following table provides the list of screws used for securing different components to the Embedded Box PC. Component Secured to Screw type Quantity Logo board Front chassis M3x5 Left chassis Front chassis M3x6 Right chassis Front chassis...
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Component Secured to Screw type Quantity Intrusion switch Intrusion-switch M2x10 bracket Top PCI plate M3x5 countersunk VGA connector Top PCI plate D-sub HEX, #4– 40UNCx6.3 CANbus cable Top PCI plate D-sub HEX, #4– 40UNCx6.3 Top I/O plate Main chassis M3x5 countersunk COM port cable Bottom I/O plate...
After working inside your Embedded Box PC CAUTION: Leaving stray or loose screws inside your Embedded Box PC may severely damage your Embedded Box PC. Replace all screws and ensure that no stray screws remain inside the Embedded Box PC. Connect any external devices, peripherals, or cables you removed before working on the Embedded Box PC.
Before working inside your Embedded Box After working inside your Embedded Box PC, follow the steps in After working inside your Embedded Box PC. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance.
After working inside your Embedded Box PC, follow the steps in After working inside your Embedded Box PC. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Procedure Remove the screws that secure the back cover to the chassis. M3x5 countersunk...
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Open the back cover from the chassis. Disconnect the SATA-power and SATA-data cable from the hard drive or SSD kit. NOTE: Disconnect the cables from the second drive if installed. Remove the cables from the routing guides on the top-cover. back cover routing guide SATA-data cable...
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Lift the back cover off the chassis. back cover chassis Remove the Removing the hard-drive cage.
Before working inside your Embedded Box After working inside your Embedded Box PC, follow the steps in After working inside your Embedded Box PC. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Procedure Replace the Replacing the hard-drive cage.
After working inside your Embedded Box PC. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: Hard drives/solid-state drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the Solid-state/hard drive. CAUTION: To avoid data loss, do not remove the hard drive/solid-state drive while the Embedded Box PC is in sleep or on state.
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Lift the hard-drive cage from the back cover. hard-drive cage M3x5 screws(4) back cover...
After working inside your Embedded Box PC, follow the steps in After working inside your Embedded Box PC. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: Hard drives/solid-state drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the Solid-state/hard drive. Procedure Align the screw holes on the hard-drive cage with the screw holes on the back cover.
After working inside your Embedded Box PC. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: Hard drives/solid-state drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the Solid-state/hard drive. CAUTION: To avoid data loss, do not remove the hard drive/solid-state drive while the Embedded Box PC is in sleep or on state.
Slide the top drive out of the hard-drive cage. back cover STDF (L5.1), M3x3 screws(4) hard-drive cage hard drive/solid-state drive Procedure to remove bottom drive Remove the screws that secure the bottom drive to the hard-drive cage.
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Lift and slide the bottom drive out of the hard-drive cage. back cover STDF (L5.1), M3x3 screws(4) drive cage hard drive/solid-state drive...
After working inside your Embedded Box PC, follow the steps in After working inside your Embedded Box PC. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: Hard drives/solid-state drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the Solid-state/hard drive. Procedure NOTE: If the Embedded Box PC is shipped with two drives, the bottom drive has to be replaced first.
After working inside your Embedded Box PC, follow the steps in After working inside your Embedded Box PC. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: Solid-state drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the solid-state drive. Prerequisites Follow step 1 to step 6 in “Removing the back...
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Remove the solid-state drive from the solid-state drive slot. solid-state drive slot solid-state drive solid-state drive bracket M2x3 screw...
After working inside your Embedded Box PC, follow the steps in After working inside your Embedded Box PC. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: Solid-state drives are fragile. Exercise care when handling the solid-state drive. Procedure Align the notch on the solid-state drive with the tab on the solid-state drive slot.
After working inside your Embedded Box PC, follow the steps in After working inside your Embedded Box PC. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Follow step 1 to step 6 in “Removing the back cover”.
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Lift the interposer board off the solid-state drive card bracket. M2x3 screws (3) interposer board solid-state drive card bracket.
After working inside your Embedded Box PC. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Procedure Align the screw holes on the interposer board with the screw holes on the solid-state drive card bracket.
After working inside your Embedded Box PC. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: PCI/PCIe cards are fragile. Exercise care when handling the cards. Follow the below procedure to install a PCI or PCIe card into an empty PCI/ PCIe card slot.
Procedure Remove the screws that secure the PCI/PCIe filler plate to the top cover. chassis PCI/PCIe filler plate M3x5 countersunk screws Remove the screw that secures the PCI/PCIe filler-plate bracket to the chassis. Remove the bracket from the chassis.
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Remove the filler-plate from the chassis. M3x5 countersunk screw PCI/PCIe filler-plate bracket filler plate chassis...
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Install the PCIe or PCI cards in their respective slots on the riser board. riser card PCIe card slot PCIe card Replace the filler plate for an empty card slot. Replace the bracket on the chassis.
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Replace the screw that secures the bracket to the chassis. filler bracket bracket chassis M3x5 countersunk screw...
Replace the screws that secure the PCIe card and the filler plate to the chassis. chassis filler plate M3x5 countersunk screws Post-requisites Follow step 2 to step 8 in “Replacing the back cover”.
After working inside your Embedded Box PC, follow the steps in After working inside your Embedded Box PC. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Follow step 1 to step 6 in “Removing the back...
Procedure Remove the screws that secure PCI/PCIe cards to the chassis. chassis PCIe card M3x5 countersunk screws Remove the screw that secures the PCI/PCIe filler-plate bracket to the chassis. Remove the bracket from the chassis.
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Remove the filler-plate from the chassis. M3x5 countersunk screw bracket filler plate chassis...
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Release the PCI/PCIe card from the PCI/PCIe card slot on the riser card and lift it off the chassis. PCIe card PCIe card-slot riser card chassis...
After working inside your Embedded Box PC, follow the steps in After working inside your Embedded Box PC. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Procedure Install the PCI/PCIe cards in their respective slots on the riser board. riser card...
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Replace the screw that secures the bracket to the chassis. filler plate fillet-plate bracket chassis M3x5 countersunk screw...
Replace the screws that secure the PCI/PCIe card and the filler plate to the chassis. chassis filler plate screw Post-requisites Follow step 2 to step 8 in “Replacing the back cover”.
After working inside your Embedded Box PC, follow the steps in After working inside your Embedded Box PC. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Follow step 1 to step 6 in “Removing the back cover”.
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Remove the memory module from the memory-module slot. memory module memory-module slot securing clips (2)
After working inside your Embedded Box PC, follow the steps in After working inside your Embedded Box PC. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Procedure Align the notch on the memory module with the tab on the memory- module slot.
Slide the memory module firmly into the slot at an angle and press the memory module down until it clicks into place. NOTE: If you do not hear the click, remove the memory module and reinstall it. memory-module slot notch memory module Post-requisites Replace the...
After working inside your Embedded Box PC, follow the steps in After working inside your Embedded Box PC. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Follow step 1 to step 6 in “Removing the back cover”.
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Push the WLAN-antenna connectors through the chassis. chassis WLAN-antenna connectors two WLAN-antenna connectors Disconnect the antenna cables from the WLAN card. Remove the WLAN-antenna cables from the WLAN-cable routing guides on the chassis.
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Remove the WLAN-antenna cable off the chassis. antenna cables routing guide WLAN card...
After working inside your Embedded Box PC, follow the steps in After working inside your Embedded Box PC. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Procedure Insert the WLAN-antenna connectors into the WLAN-antenna connector slots on the bottom cover.
After working inside your Embedded Box PC, follow the steps in After working inside your Embedded Box PC. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Follow step 1 to step 6 in “Removing the back cover”.
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Slide and remove the WLAN card from the mPCIE2 slot. WLAN-antenna cables (2) WLAN-card bracket M2x3 screws (2) mPCIE2 slot WLAN card...
After working inside your Embedded Box PC, follow the steps in After working inside your Embedded Box PC. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Procedure NOTE: To avoid damage to the WLAN card, do not place any cables under it.
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Connect the antenna cables to the WLAN card. The following table provides the antenna-cable color scheme for the WLAN card supported by the Embedded Box PC. Connectors on the WLAN card Antenna-cable color Main (white triangle) White Auxiliary (black triangle) Black notch WLAN card...
After working inside your Embedded Box PC, follow the steps in After working inside your Embedded Box PC. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Follow step 1 to step 6 in “Removing the back cover”.
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Push the WWAN-antenna connectors through the chassis. chassis WWAN antenna connector WWAN antenna connector Disconnect the antenna cables from the WWAN card. Remove the WWAN-antenna cables from the WWAN-cable routing guides on the chassis.
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Remove the WLAN-antenna cable off the chassis. WWAN-antenna cables (2) routing guide WWAN card...
After working inside your Embedded Box PC, follow the steps in After working inside your Embedded Box PC. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Procedure Insert the WWAN-antenna connectors into the WWAN-antenna connector slots on the bottom cover.
After working inside your Embedded Box PC, follow the steps in After working inside your Embedded Box PC. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Follow step 1 to step 6 in “Removing the back cover”.
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Slide and remove the WWAN card from the mPCIE1 slot. WWAN card WWAN-antenna cables (2) mPCIE1 slot M2x3 screws (2)
After working inside your Embedded Box PC, follow the steps in After working inside your Embedded Box PC. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Procedure NOTE: To avoid damage to the WWAN card, do not place any cables under it.
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Connect the antenna cables to the WWAN card. The following table provides the antenna-cable color scheme for the WWAN card supported by the Embedded Box PC. Connectors on the WWAN card Antenna-cable color Main (white triangle) White/gray Auxiliary (black triangle) Black/gray notch M2x3 screws (2)
After working inside your Embedded Box PC, follow the steps in After working inside your Embedded Box PC. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Follow step 1 to step 6 in “Removing the back cover”.
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Remove the SIM card from the SIM-card slot. SIM-card slot lock SIM-card slot SIM card...
After working inside your Embedded Box PC, follow the steps in After working inside your Embedded Box PC. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Procedure Place the SIM card into the SIM-card slot. Close the SIM-card slot.
Slide the SIM-card slot lock sway from the mPCIE1 connector to secure the SIM-card slot. SIM-card slot SIM-card slot lock SIM-card Post-requisites Replace the WWAN card. Follow step 2 to step 9 in replacing the “back cover”.
After working inside your Embedded Box PC, follow the steps in After working inside your Embedded Box PC. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Follow step 1 to step 6 in “Removing the back cover”.
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Lift the CANbus cable from the Embedded Box PC. #4 40UNCx6.3 hexagonal CANbus port screws (2) routing guides CANbus-cable connector...
After working inside your Embedded Box PC. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Procedure Place the CANbus port into the CANbus slot on the top cover. Replace the hexagonal screws that secure the CANbus port to the top cover.
After working inside your Embedded Box PC, follow the steps in After working inside your Embedded Box PC. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Follow step 1 to step 6 in “Removing the back cover”.
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Slide and remove the CANbus card from the mPCIE1 slot. CANbus card CANbus cable mPCIE1 slot system board M2x3 screws (2)
After working inside your Embedded Box PC. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Procedure Align the notch on the CANbus card with the tab on the mPCIE1 slot. Insert the CANbus card at an angle into the mPCIE1 slot.
Connect the CANbus cable to the connector on the CANbus card. mPCIE1 slot notch M2x3 screws (2) system board CANbus card CANbus-card cable Post-requisites Replace the PCI/PCIe card (if necessary). Follow step 2 to step 9 in “Replacing the back cover”.
Embedded Box PC. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. CAUTION: Removing the coin-cell battery resets the BIOS setup program’s settings to default. It is recommended that you note the BIOS setup program’s settings before removing the coin-cell battery.
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Lift the coin-cell battery out of its socket. plastic scribe battery-release lever coin-cell battery...
After working inside your Embedded Box PC, follow the steps in After working inside your Embedded Box PC. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Procedure With the positive-side facing up, snap the coin-cell battery into the battery socket on the system board.
After working inside your Embedded Box PC, follow the steps in After working inside your Embedded Box PC. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Follow step 1 to step 6 in “Removing the back cover”.
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Remove the intrusion switch from the chassis. intrusion switch M3x5 countersunk screw routing guide intrusion-switch cable...
After working inside your Embedded Box PC. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Procedure Replace the screw that secures the intrusion switch to the chassis. Route the intrusion-switch cable through the routing guides on the chassis and under the heat sink pipe.
After working inside your Embedded Box PC, follow the steps in After working inside your Embedded Box PC. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Follow step 1 to step 6 in “Removing the back cover”.
Procedure Remove the hexagonal screws that secure the serial ports to the bottom- cover. chassis serial ports (4) #4–40UNCx6.3 hexagonal screws (8) Disconnect the serial-port cable from the connector on the system board.
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Remove the serial-port cables from the bottom cover and lift it off the chassis. chassis serial-port connector system board...
After working inside your Embedded Box PC. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Procedure Connect the serial-port cable to the connector on the system board. Insert the serial ports into the respective slots on the bottom cover.
After working inside your Embedded Box PC, follow the steps in After working inside your Embedded Box PC. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Follow step 1 to step 6 in “Removing the back cover”.
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Remove the riser-card assembly from the riser-card slots. screw chassis riser card riser-card slots Remove the screws that secure the riser card with the bracket.
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Remove the bracket from the riser card. bracket screws (2) riser card...
After working inside your Embedded Box PC, follow the steps in After working inside your Embedded Box PC. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Procedure Align the screw holes on the bracket with the screw holes on the riser card.
After working inside your Embedded Box PC, follow the steps in After working inside your Embedded Box PC. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Follow step 1 to step 6 in “Removing the back cover”.
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Remove the hexagonal screws that secure the VGA port to the top cover. #4–40UNCx6.3 hexagonal VGA port screws (2) power-connector cable grounding cable grounding-cable screw intrusion-switch cable power-switch cable routing guides (4) chassis Remove the screws that secure the top cover to the chassis.
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Remove the top cover off the chassis. chassis top cover M3x5 countersunk screws(7)
After working inside your Embedded Box PC. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Procedure Place the top cover on the chassis and align the screw holes on the top cover with the screw holes on the chassis.
After working inside your Embedded Box PC, follow the steps in After working inside your Embedded Box PC. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Follow step 1 to step 6 in removing the “back cover”.
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Lift the heat sink off the CPU board. heat sink M3x8 heat sink screws (4) chassis chassis heat-sink (2) M3x16 chassis heat-sink screws (8)
After working inside your Embedded Box PC, follow the steps in After working inside your Embedded Box PC. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Procedure Replace the thermal pads on the heat sink. Place the heat sink on the CPU board.
After working inside your Embedded Box PC, follow the steps in After working inside your Embedded Box PC. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites Follow step 1 to step 6 in “Removing the back cover”.
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Lift the CPU board off the system board. M2.5x6 screws (2) STDF(L5) HEX, M2.5x4 screws (3) CPU board...
After working inside your Embedded Box PC. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. Procedure Place the CPU board on the CPU-board connector the system board. Carefully, press down on the CPU board.
Embedded Box PC. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. NOTE: Your Embedded Box PC’s Service Tag is stored in the system board. You must enter the Service Tag in the BIOS setup program after you replace the system board.
Procedure Disconnect the serial-port cable, SATA data-cable, and SATA power- cable from the system board. serial-port cable SATA data-cable (2) SATA power-cable (2)
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Remove the screws that secure the system board to the chassis. chassis system board STDF(L8) HEX, M3x4 screws STDF(L15) HEX, M3x4 screws (1) M3x5 screws (8)
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Lift the system board off the chassis. chassis system board...
Embedded Box PC. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/ regulatory_compliance. NOTE: Your Embedded Box PC’s Service Tag is stored in the system board. You must enter the Service Tag in the BIOS setup program after you replace the system board.
Entering the Service Tag in the BIOS setup program Turn on or restart the Embedded Box PC. Press F2 when the Dell logo is displayed to enter the BIOS setup program. Navigate to the Main tab and enter the Service Tag in the Service Tag Input field.
Before turning on the Embedded Box PC, connect the keyboard, mouse, and monitor to the Embedded Box PC, or connect the Embedded Box PC through the KVM session or use Dell Wyse Cloud Client Manager (CCM) or Dell Command | Monitor (DCM) to update the BIOS configuration.
Move the jumper plug from pins 2 and 3 and replace it on pins 1 and 2. jumper plug Follow step 2 to step 9 in “Replacing the back cover”. Clearing CMOS settings Follow step 1 to step 6 in “Removing the back cover”.
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Move the jumper plug from pins 2 and 3 to pins 1 and 2. jumper plug Follow step 2 to step 8 in “Replacing the back cover”.
Technology and components Power The Dell Embedded Box PC is shipped with the 12-26V DC power adapter. Processor The Dell Embedded Box PC is shipped with Intel Celeron G3900E, Intel Core i3-6100E, Intel Core i5-6440EQ, and Intel Core i7-6820EQ processor.
Embedded Box PC: • Dual-band 802.11b/g/n/ac+Bluetooth 4.1 LE • Dell Wireless DW5580 HSPA+ Zigbee The Zigbee USB module is a wireless mesh module for Dell Embedded Box CANbus The CANBus daughter card is an optional accessory for Embedded Box PC.