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Dell™ Vostro™ 1500 and Inspiron™ 1520/1521 Service Manual

Removing the Fan

Replacing the Fan

Removing the Fan

CAUTION: Before you begin the following procedure, follow the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide.

1.Follow the instructions in Before You Begin.

2.Remove the optical drive (see Removing the Optical Drive).

3.Remove the hard drive (see Removing the Hard Drive).

4.Remove the hinge cover (see Removing the Hinge Cover).

5.Remove the keyboard (see Removing the Keyboard).

6.Remove the display assembly (see Removing the Display Assembly).

7.Remove the internal card with Bluetooth wireless technology, if installed (see Removing the Bluetooth Card).

8.Remove the palm rest (see Removing the Palm Rest).

9.Remove the graphics card assembly, if installed (see Removing the Graphics Card Assembly).

10.Remove the processor thermal-cooling assembly (see Removing the Processor Thermal-Cooling Assembly).

11.Disconnect the fan connector from the system board connector.

12.Remove the two M2.5 x 5-mm screws that secure the fan to the base of the computer.

13.Remove the fan.

1M2.5 x 5-mm screws (2) 2 fan

3fan connector

Replacing the Fan

CAUTION: Before you begin the following procedure, follow the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide.