Lenovo ThinkCentre M71e, Hardware Maintenance Manual

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7. Pull on the tips of the rubber mounts until the rear fan assembly is secured in place.
Figure 32. Installing the rear fan assembly
8. Connect the rear fan assembly cable to the system fan connector on the system board.
9. To complete the installation or replacement, go to “Completing the parts replacement” on page 104.
Replacing the front audio and USB assembly
Attention:
Do not open your computer or attempt any repair before reading and understanding the “Important safety information”
in the
ThinkCentre User Guide . To obtain a copy of the ThinkCentre User Guide , go to:
http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkCentreUserGuides
This section provides instructions on how to replace the front audio and USB assembly.
To replace the front audio and USB assembly, do the following:
1. Turn off the computer and disconnect all power cords from electrical outlets.
2. Remove the computer cover. See “Removing the computer cover” on page 80.
3. Remove the front bezel. See “Removing and reinstalling the front bezel” on page 81.
4. Locate the front audio and USB assembly. See “Locating components” on page 77.
5. Disconnect the front audio and USB assembly cables from the system board. See “Locating parts on
the system board” on page 78.
Note: Make sure you note the locations of the cables when you disconnect the cables from the system
board.
Chapter 8
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Replacing FRUs (Machine Types: 3129, 3133, 3136, 3141, 3146, 3150, 3156, 3166,
3169, 3175, 3177, 5036, and 7338.)
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