How to Fully Upgrade/Refurbish a SFF Dell OptiPlex 7010

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In this video I will show you how to refurbish and/or upgrade a small form factor Dell OptiPlex 7010 for personal use or to sell it on.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:49 I/O on the system
1:22 Opening and Preparation
1:55 How to Disconnect Drives
2:29 How to Change the Hard Drive
2:58 How to Change the Memory (RAM)
3:25 How to Clean Front Panel and Intake Fan
4:10 How to Remove CPU and Cooler
5:21 How to Clean CPU Cooler
5:56 How to Re-install CPU (or install new CPU)
6:27 Preparing for Cooler Re-installation
6:44 How to Re-install CPU Cooler
7:09 How to Re-install Drive Bay and connect Drives
7:47 Replacing Cover
7:59 Conclusion

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@scellyyt 2 жыл бұрын

Correction at 1:05 - It has 4x USB 2 and 2x USB 3 on the back

@JohnPaulBuce Жыл бұрын

@ygjt76v0----- Жыл бұрын

Is posible to install dual lan card on this pc?

@scellyyt Жыл бұрын

Yes, it has PCIe expansion.

@scellyyt Жыл бұрын

@enriqueamaya3883 Very off topic but amen

@AcornElectron Жыл бұрын

Was just about to say but you nailed it

@ly1861 5 ай бұрын

this is very detailed and very helpful for me because im tryin to build the same pc and it's my first time modifying a pc

@peterlarkin762 11 ай бұрын

Got one of these with i5 3570 & RX550 OC low profile for €120. For another 50, I added 8gb ram (16gb total) and a 480gb Kingston SSD (it has mounts behind the HD). Just finished RDR2 with 47fps average. Started Witcher 3 yesterday, runs perfect at 1080. Temps are excellent without any mods. Great little bargain gaming system.

@sfsliftoff18 6 ай бұрын

Sorry, what's your video card?

@Ishowmeat-jv4dt 4 ай бұрын

@@sfsliftoff18Rx550

@josephrayle752 2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate this video. I just got one and want to clean it up and get it going. Thanks.

@tonyn9858 Жыл бұрын

me to my friend, tony

@paulbillingham4594 Жыл бұрын

I appreciate the video. I have one of these and it runs Linux. Just going to upgrade the RAM nd your guidance is well filmed and very valuable. Thanks

@scellyyt Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you found it helpful. Linux is an excellent option for older systems like these, I am running one on Debian with XFCE and it's really nice to use.

@tonyn9858 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video my friend very helpful.Tone UK

@zoomosis Жыл бұрын

7:05 Don't forget to plug in the CPU cooler again so it has power.😺 Also it's probably a bad idea to blow any dust around the case with the CPU removed as dust will contaminate the CPU socket.

@scellyyt Жыл бұрын

Hence I kept it in the socket. That also keeps the CPU safe from drops. And yes, the fan should be plugged back in again! 😅

@JacobPlays136 Жыл бұрын

This is a really great video on getting to the harder to clean spots! I have a couple of these that don't work that I use to teach a class how to build a PC. They are super simple, only require a single screwdriver to disassemble or assemble. And they don't take much space for easy storage.

@FunBunChuck Жыл бұрын

Planning on getting a Xeon quad core 8 thread 2.8Ghz/core CPU for my Optiplex 7010 SFF and am going to max out the RAM, flash the BIOS to add Xeon support and increase the memory support as the stock BIOS only officially supports Celerons, i3, i5 and i7 chips and a maximum of 16GB of 1,333Mhz DDR3 memory and I plan on upgrading to faster 32GB 1,600Mhz DDR3 memory in 4×8GB sticks. The next upgrade will be a low profile GeForce GT 1030 4GB GDDR5 graphics card. I also heard there are low profile GTX 550 2GB GDDR5 cards out there so I might look into getting one of those if the 1030's turns out to be too pricey. The storage upgrade is going to be a $30 1TB SanDisk Ultra 3D 2.5" SSD with a drive caddy adapter I got from Ebay for $4. The graphics card is going to be the hardest upgrade to source for me as the GT 1030's have recently gone up in price and my total budget for this build is $130 which includes the CPU, SSD, 32GB of RAM, and no more than about $40 for the graphics card.

@nickfury1279 Жыл бұрын

Instead of a GT 1030, why not get a low profile GTX 1650 or RX 6400

@jirehla-ab1671 Жыл бұрын

@@nickfury1279why a drive cady adaptor is needed? Is it manufactur specific?

@themetalixOff 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice vid

@vmartinez71 Жыл бұрын

you'll find using an old paintbrush versus a toothbrush will be safer for the parts and more efficient at knocking dirt/dust off

@scellyyt Жыл бұрын

Depends really, I find paintbrushes are unable to brush off the more "stuck down" dust

@revanisalive 9 ай бұрын

awesome vid. I want one of those pumps now lol. I use compressed air cans for my keyboard but it seems to leave a residue.

@scellyyt 9 ай бұрын

Make sure no liquified gas comes out, that would probably be the cause

@Layzflint 11 ай бұрын

I do i have some of those pc i am using it now but thank you

@JohnPaulBuce Жыл бұрын

love it

@fernandoherrera559 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@themotivator2587 Жыл бұрын

Something must be wrong with my Optiplex 7010. It has 10 USB ports: 4 on the front and 6 on the back. But only one of them is USB 3.0. 9 are USB 2.0. I could use another 3.0 port, but I don't know if there's anything I can do about it. Maybe something is hooked up wrong?

@makemegood1 2 жыл бұрын

My 7010 ssf i5 has a 320gb Samsung hard drive..

@noahshoesmith4106 2 жыл бұрын

very guuud

@Coolcatzz2323 Жыл бұрын

Uhh can you put a ssd in the pc?

@CarinoGamingStudio Жыл бұрын

i didnt know balloon pump is very useful like this.

@Imadd_2011 10 күн бұрын

I3 3240 gt1030😊Can I ride in it?

@sensenowo 2 жыл бұрын

Noice video

@CutieLexiArt Жыл бұрын

I got this desktop but I got a monitor that uses HDMI and now im trying to get an HDMI to VGA cable

@scellyyt Жыл бұрын

Make sure you get a high quality one, and for that use case it would be better to get Display Port to HDMI because then it doesn't involve analogue to digital conversion which can cause image degredation.

@sivajisiyyari9041 2 жыл бұрын

Hi I have same CPU. I want to upgrade the RAM up to 16gb so can you suggest me which should I buy?

@scellyyt 2 жыл бұрын

If you are located in the UK I suggest Cex kits of ddr3, such as a 1600MT/s 2x8GB kit. This should be fine for you.

@davidcroston2011 Жыл бұрын

Ive put 4 4gb kits of ram in one of these. But only shows 8gb of ram installed . Is mobo only limited to 8gb

@hman4232 Жыл бұрын

Good video. Which wifi card do you recommend to get wifi access?

@scellyyt Жыл бұрын

Any intel pcie WiFi card would work fine as long as it's on a desktop low profile PCIe card since this computer doesn't have any dedicated mini pcie slot for wifi.

@johanndaart7326 Жыл бұрын

My Optiplex has i3-2100. Do you think I can upgrade to i5-2400 or even i5-3470 with the same PSU?

@scellyyt Жыл бұрын

If memory serves optiplexes running 2nd gen intel processors don't support 3rd gen, but you can upgrade it to something like a i7-2600. The PSU will be fine because all trims of the same optiplex use the same PSU e.g, the i3 and i7 optiplexes use the same PSU

@Jay_kaying Жыл бұрын

They're both the same socket type LGA1155 but your motherboard might not have a bios update to support it, might want to check that first.

@MuzeInspiration Жыл бұрын

Can the 7010 take up to 32 gb ram without issues?

@scellyyt Жыл бұрын

If you use a kit of 4 identical 8gb DIMMs there should be no issues. If different sticks of ram are used it also probably will work, but it may not run at transfer speeds as high as you'd expect because of mismatched timings and other things. My server 7010 is currently running 16gb with 4x4gb non identical DIMMs just fine at 1600mhz.

@expiredcheese5535 Жыл бұрын

I got the 7020 sff for only 50 dollars (usd) on ebay and it has a i5 4590 with 8 gb of ram but no hdd

@scellyyt Жыл бұрын

Not bad at all. You can loosely install an ssd in there and have a perfectly good computer.

@goldgamer907 Жыл бұрын

You can also upgrade to hdd to a ssd

@scellyyt Жыл бұрын

Yes but you'll need a 2.5" to 3.5" mount for it to not rattle about in the case because it doesn't have any 2.5" bays

@peterlarkin762 11 ай бұрын

On mine, there is a 2.5 ssd mount point on the back of the HD mount. Edit: mine has a different layout to the video but it's also a 7010!

@matthewbanda816 Жыл бұрын

I'm getting one with an i7! For 50 buckaroos

@rafaelsilvasantos5685 Күн бұрын

is it possible to install a new mobo to that old dell pc case?

@scellyyt Күн бұрын

if you mean a motherboard of the same model, yes, but it does not support any standard motherboard sizes so you can't use it as a normal PC case

@MohamedFareedh Жыл бұрын

Hi is it possible to add an extra Sata drive? I have plans to turn this to a nas?

@scellyyt Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately it's quite limited for storage upgrades, there is only one 3.5" bay for storage. I believe you can get mounts that let you replace the optical disc drive for a 2.5" drive mount, but otherwise I wouldn't recommend these systems as a multi-drive nas.

@MohamedFareedh Жыл бұрын

@@scellyyt ahh thank you so much mate.

@MohamedFareedh Жыл бұрын

@@scellyyt would you recommend any other machines to convert into NAS at this price point?

@archangelmusic13 2 ай бұрын

i cant open mine. i pull the side latch and it wont open, i pulled it so hard i hurt my fingers. im afraid if i pull it any harder im going to break the latch off

@scellyyt 2 ай бұрын

Is there a lock on the back? There is a little metal part that sticks out that can be locked to stop it from being open.

@archangelmusic13 6 күн бұрын

@@scellyyt yeah they put this round thing on the back that sticks out, i broke it off with some bolt cutters. and now i can open the latch easily.

@KyRaxTeC 2 жыл бұрын

How good or how bad are this 9010 for coding/programming?

@scellyyt 2 жыл бұрын

it'd be perfect if you run linux on it, plenty of ram and a decent cpu if you upgrade it

@jadam8167 2 жыл бұрын

@@scellyyt I'm running Linux on this machine. It's solid as hell!!!!!!!

@mohidraja1437 2 жыл бұрын

can you install 2 hdd in it??

@scellyyt 2 жыл бұрын

It only has one 3.5" hard drive bay, I think you can squeeze a 2.5" drive in the place of the optical drive if you get a special mount

@matthewbanda816 Жыл бұрын

I think I need to replace my ddr3 on my 7010 optiplex- (bigger version). It gives me that yellow light blinky thing.

@scellyyt Жыл бұрын

Check what the flashing code means using the manual which you can find on Dell's website, that will tell you what it is. I think the most frequent point of failure for these machines is the power supply.

@matthewbanda816 Жыл бұрын

@@scellyyt i got 6 beaps, could it be faulty ram?

@scellyyt Жыл бұрын

@@matthewbanda816 Check the pattern of beeps and compare it to this www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-uk/000124830/dell-optiplex-and-vostro-beep-codes-and-error-messages

@matthewbanda816 Жыл бұрын

@@scellyyt DIMMs not being properly identified or used - that's my problem with my situation......sooooo what does that mean?

@scellyyt Жыл бұрын

@@matthewbanda816 Yeah that's bad ram then. Try reseating the sticks or getting suitable replacements.

@Hackogas 11 ай бұрын

i ticked like 10 or even 15 of em from a trash container and i have only restored 4 of them... free profit for me,

@scellyyt 11 ай бұрын

That's the best

@cheesefrqg Жыл бұрын

is it possible to upgrade the psu?

@scellyyt Жыл бұрын

I'm not aware of any official power supplies that would be an upgrade but I presume you can purchase 3rd party power supplies that can fit in the same form factor. However I'm not sure of if they would be safe or reliable.

@cutterbacon Ай бұрын

I used a old dual core sff power supply in mine but needed a extended power lead to the mobo. I have a 790.

@manaaminabad2752 5 ай бұрын

sound problem

@BudgetBuildsOfficial 2 жыл бұрын

First 😎

@BudgetBuildsOfficial 2 жыл бұрын

Seriously though very well made tutorial 👍

@JohnPaulBuce Жыл бұрын

randomgaming

@j.lietka9406 2 ай бұрын

Can it be upgraded to Win 11?

@scellyyt 2 ай бұрын

You can hack windows 11 onto it but it's not supported, it's too old.

@j.lietka9406 2 ай бұрын

@@scellyyt I sort of thought so! Got a hold of a Dell 7010 MT but the case & front cover got damaged! It was a dumpster find. But it still runs. Has the i7 3770 3.4 Ghz.(S ?) (think that's the highest supported). Has Win 10 Pro. Thank you

@kishanladwa4744 Жыл бұрын

Can we add graphic card sir ???

@scellyyt Жыл бұрын

Yes you can but it must be a low profile sized graphics card with a TDP of 75w or less

@yttean98 Жыл бұрын

i5-3470 is a little too old and not as quick and because of this the lifespan is far shorter the modern CPU of 6,7,8 gen.. I would like to get rid of mine or give it away. I have a ThinkCentre tiny i5-3470T still works very well indeed and occupies a small space on my desktop. The current cost-effective USED SFF PC is based on i5 or i7 of 6th or even 7 th gen Intel CPU, you may be lucky, I found and bought mine based on i7-7700 from HP desktop SFF, Elitedesk 800.

@scellyyt Жыл бұрын

If you're using Linux then older gens are still extremely good but the newer ones are good

@nushnume 5 ай бұрын

There are still weaker processors being sold brand new today. A new gen Intel Pentium is as weak as a first gen i7 processor which is 14 years old. This 3rd gen i5 will still do fine for a regular home use computer