Replacingthefrontfanassembly
Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Read
thisfirst:Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev.
Note:Thefrontfanassemblyisonlyavailableonsomemodels.
Toreplacethefrontfanassembly,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandthecomputer.Then,disconnect
allpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.
2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage71.
3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage72.
4.Disconnectthefrontfanassemblycablefromthepowerfanconnectoronthesystemboard.See
“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage6.
5.Thefrontfanassemblyisattachedtothechassisbyfourrubbermounts.Removethefrontfanassembly
bybreakingorcuttingtherubbermountsandgentlypullingthefrontfanassemblyoutofthechassis.
Note:Thenewfrontfanassemblywillhavefournewrubbermountsattached.
Figure84.Removingthefrontfanassembly
6.Installthenewfrontfanassemblybyaligningthenewrubbermountswiththecorrespondingholesin
thechassisandpushtherubbermountsthroughtheholes.
7.Pullthetipsoftherubbermountsuntilthefrontfanassemblyissecuredinplace.
Figure85.Installingthefrontfanassembly
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