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Hard-Drive Fan Assembly
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information
that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in "Before You Begin" on
page13. For additional safety best practices information, see the Regulatory
Compliance Homepage at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
WARNING: The heat sink may be very hot during normal operation. Provide
sufficient time for the heat-sink to cool before you touch it.
Prerequisites
1
Remove the left side-panel. See "Removing the Left Side-Panel" on
page 25.

Removing the Hard-Drive Fan Assembly

1
Open the PCI shroud. See "Opening the PCI Shroud" on page 45.
2
Remove the drive-bay shroud. See "Removing the Drive-Bay Shroud" on
page 47.
NOTE: Be careful not to damage the hard-drive fan cable while lifting the
hard-drive fan assembly.
3
Carefully slide the hard-drive fan assembly out of the hard-drive fan
assembly bay.
4
Note the routing of the hard-drive fan cable and then disconnect the hard-
drive fan cable from the FAN_HDD connector on the master I/O board.
5
Lift the hard-drive fan assembly out of the chassis.
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