Lenovo ThinkCentre Edge 92 - Replacing the System Fan

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Figure38.Installingtheheatsinkfanduct
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage68.
Replacingthesystemfan
Attention:
Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Importantsafetyinformation”
onpagev
.
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacethesystemfan.
Toreplacethesystemfan,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthecomputeranddisconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.
2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage34.
3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage34.
4.Pivotthedrivebayassemblyupwardtoaccessthesystemfan.See“Accessingthesystemboard
componentsanddrives”onpage36
.
5.Removetheharddiskdriveforeasieraccesstothesystemfan.See“Replacingtheharddiskdrive”
onpage42.
6.Removetheheatsinkfanduct.See“Replacingtheheatsinkandfanassembly”onpage52.
7.Notethecableroutinganddisconnectthesystemfancablefromthepowerfanconnectoronthe
systemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage14.
8.Thesystemfanisattachedtothechassisbyfourrubbermounts.Removethesystemfanbycuttingthe
fourrubbermounts
1andliftingthesystemfanoutofthechassis.
Note:Thenewsystemfanwillhavefournewrubbermountsattached.
Chapter5.Installingorreplacinghardware55