Figure 16. Removing and Installing a Cooling Fan
1. cooling fan assembly
2. cooling fans (7)
3. cooling fan connectors (7)

Installing A Cooling Fan

CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform
troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or
telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your
warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the product.
1. Open the system.
2. Align the plug at the base of the cooling fan with the connector on the system board.
3. Slide the cooling fan into the securing slots until the tabs lock into place.
4. Close the system.
Expansion Cards And Expansion-Card Risers
NOTE: A missing or an unsupported expansion-card riser logs an SEL event. It does not prevent your system from
powering on and no BIOS POST message or F1/F2 pause is displayed.

Expansion Card Installation Guidelines

Your system supports PCI Express Generation 3 expansion cards.
NOTE: A missing or an unsupported riser logs an SEL event. It does not prevent your system from powering on and
no BIOS POST message or F1/F2 pause is displayed.
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