Lenovo ThinkCentre Edge 71 - Replacing the Front Audio and USB Assembly

9.Installthenewsystemfanassemblybyaligningthenewrubbermountsthatcamewiththenewsystem
fanassemblywiththecorrespondingholesinthechassis,andthenpushtherubbermountsthroughthe
holes.Then,carefullypullonthetipsoftherubbermountsfromthebottomuntilthenewsystemfan
assemblyissecuredinplace.
Figure41.Installingthesystemfanassembly
10.Connectthenewsystemfanassemblycabletothesystemfanconnectoronthesystemboard.See
“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage11.
11.Reinstalltheheatsinkfanduct.See“Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly”onpage47.
12.Reinstalltheharddiskdrive.See“Replacingtheharddiskdrive”onpage38.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage56.
ReplacingthefrontaudioandUSBassembly
Attention:
Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”
onpagev.
ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacethefrontaudioandUSBassembly.
ToreplacethefrontaudioandUSBassembly,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthecomputeranddisconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.
2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage30.
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