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Replacing the fan
Result
The fan has been removed from the device.
Next steps
A new fan can be installed.
Installing the fan
Prerequisite
The housing hood has been removed.
The right side panel of the device has been removed.
Procedure
Insert fan and hold
Insert both screws and tighten
Press the cable into the cable holder
Plug the PIN connector into the motherboard
Tools
Cross-head screwdriver size 1
5.5 mm wrench
Duration
About 5 minutes
Level of difficulty
Level 2 (from 1 to 7, very easy to very difficult)
Process
Figure
1. Remove the fan
power supply cable
from the PIN con-
nector (A) on the
main board.
2. Use the wrench to
hold the nuts (B)
inside the device in
place.
3. While gripping the
fan securely (C), loo-
sen the four Phillips-
head screws on the
rear side of the
device.
4. Remove the fan from
the housing.
Fig. 40
Removing the fan
A
B
C