Replacingthesystemfan
Toreplacethesystemfan:
Step1.Removeanymedia(disks,CDs,DVDs,ormemorycards)fromthedrives,shutdowntheoperating
system,andturnoffthecomputerandallattacheddevices.
Step2.Unplugallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.
Step3.Disconnectallcablesattachedtothecomputer.Thisincludespowercords,input/output(I/O)
cables,andanyothercablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.Referto“Leftandrightview”
and“Rearview”forhelpwithlocatingthevariousconnectors.
Step4.Removethecomputercover.Referto“Removingthecomputercover”.
Step5.Removethefrontbezel.Referto“Removingthefrontbezel”.
Step6.Disconnectthefanpowercablefromtheconnectoronthemotherboard.
Step7.Removethe4screwsthatsecurethesystemfantotheheat-sink,slidethenliftthesystemfan
outtoremoveit.
Step8.Toinstallthenewsystemfan:
a.Lineupthenewsystemfanwiththechassisandsecureittothechassiswith3screws.
b.Connectthesystemfanpowercabletotheconnectorontheboard.
Step9.Reattachthefrontbezel,computercover.
Replacingthemicroprocessorfan
Toreplacethemicroprocessorfan:
Step1.Removeanymedia(disks,CDs,DVDs,ormemorycards)fromthedrives,shutdowntheoperating
system,andturnoffthecomputerandallattacheddevices.
Step2.Unplugallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.
Step3.Disconnectallcablesattachedtothecomputer.Thisincludespowercords,input/output(I/O)
cables,andanyothercablesthatareconnectedtothecomputer.Referto“Leftandrightview”
and“Rearview”forhelpwithlocatingthevariousconnectors.
Step4.Removethecomputercover.Referto“Removingthecomputercover”.
Step5.Disconnectthefanpowercablefromtheconnectoronthemotherboard.
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