Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacethesystemfan.
Toreplacethesystemfan,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthecomputeranddisconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.
2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage121.
3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage122.
4.Pivotthedrivebayassemblyupwardtoaccessthesystemfan.See“Accessingthesystemboard
componentsanddrives”onpage124.
5.Removetheharddiskdriveforeasieraccesstothesystemfan.See“Replacingtheharddiskdrive”on
page130.
6.Removetheheatsinkfanduct.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage81.
7.Notethecableroutinganddisconnectthesystemfancablefromthepowerfanconnectoronthe
systemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage81.
8.Thesystemfanisattachedtothechassisbyfourrubbermounts.Removethesystemfanbycuttingthe
fourrubbermounts1andliftingthesystemfanoutofthechassis.
Note:Thenewsystemfanwillhavefournewrubbermountsattached.
Figure89.Removingthesystemfan
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