Replacing the fan
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety
information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in
Before working inside your computer. After working inside your
computer, follow the instructions in After working inside your
computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory
Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Procedure
1 Place the fan on the thermal-cooling assembly.
2 Turn the thermal-cooling assembly over.
3 Replace the screws that secure the fan to the thermal-cooling assembly.
Post-requisites
1 Follow the procedure from step 2 to step 4 in “Replacing the thermal-
cooling assembly”.
2 Follow the procedure from step 3 to step 8 in “Replacing the system
board”.
3 Follow the procedure from step 4 to step 11 in “Replacing the palm rest”.
4 Replace the keyboard.
5 Replace the wireless card.
6 Replace the memory modules.
7 Follow the procedure from step 4 to step 6 in “Replacing the hard drive”.
8 Replace the base cover.
9 Replace the battery.
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