9.PivotthedrivebayassemblyupwardandreconnectthefrontUSBandfrontaudiocablestothesystem
board.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage12.
10.Lowerthedrivebayassembly.See“Accessingthesystemboardcomponentsanddrives”onpage42.
11.Reinstallthefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage40.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage84
.
Replacingthesystemfan
Attention:
Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”
onpagev.
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacethesystemfan.
Toreplacethesystemfan,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.
2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage40.
3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage40.
4.Pivotthedrivebayassemblyupwardtoaccessthesystemfan.See“Accessingthesystemboard
componentsanddrives”onpage42.
5.Removetheharddiskdriveforeasieraccesstothesystemfan.See“Replacingtheharddiskdrive”
onpage48.
6.Removetheheatsinkfanduct.See“Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly”onpage61.
7.Notethecableroutinganddisconnectthesystemfancablefromthepowerfanconnectoronthe
systemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage12.
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