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Fig. 19: Removing the system fan

2.Take out the system fan by removing the screws, located on the back of the chassis, holding the system fan to the chassis.

Fig. 20: Removing system fan screws

Removing the Motherboard

To remove the power supply unit, first remove the rear bezel (see section Removing the Rear Bezel), remove the left side cover (see section Removing the Left Side Cover), remove all add-in cards (see section Removing Add-In Cards), remove the CPU (see section Removing the CPU and/or the section Removing the Pentium 4 CPU), remove the optional system fan (see section Removing the System Fan); then follow the steps below:

1. Disconnect all power cables connected to the motherboard.

Fig. 21: Disconnecting power cables from the motherboard

2. Remove any memory module installed (refer to the motherboard documentation for

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