Dell 745N manual Removing the Fan Assembly

Removing the Fan Assembly

CAUTION: See your System Information Guide for complete information about safety precautions, working inside the computer, and protecting against electrostatic discharge.

1Open the system. See "Opening the System" in "Troubleshooting Your System."

2Remove the cooling shroud. See "Removing the Cooling Shroud."

3Remove the SATA cables from the daughter card. See "Removing a Daughter Card."

4Remove the blue plastic SATA cable guide by pulling upwards and out of the system.

5Disconnect the fan assembly’s power cable from the system board. See Figure 6-4.

6Remove the power distribution board. See "Removing the Power Distribution Board."

7Disengage the three forward-facing snaps on the fan assembly.

8While pressing the release levers on each end of the fan assembly, lift the fan assembly off the two securing posts and out of the chassis. See Figure 6-4.

Figure 6-4. Installing and Removing the Fan Assembly

release levers (2)

power cable

securing posts (2)

power supply cable

power distribution board

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