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Replacing the system fan assembly, Replacing, System – Lenovo ThinkCentre A57e User Manual

Page 40: Assembly, Removing

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Replacing

the

system

fan

assembly

Attention

Do

not

open

your

computer

or

attempt

any

repair

before

reading

the

“Important

safety

information”

in

the

ThinkCentre

Safety

and

Warranty

Guide

that

came

with

your

computer.

To

obtain

a

copy

of

the

ThinkCentre

Safety

and

Warranty

Guide,

go

to:

http://www.lenovo.com/support

This

section

provides

instructions

on

how

to

replace

the

system

fan

assembly.

1.

Remove

the

computer

cover.

See

“Removing

the

cover”

on

page

11.

2.

Locate

the

system

fan

assembly.

See

“Locating

components”

on

page

8.

3.

Disconnect

the

system

fan

assembly

cable

from

the

system

fan

connector

on

the

system

board.

See

“Identifying

parts

on

the

system

board”

on

page

9.

4.

The

fan

assembly

is

attached

to

the

chassis

by

four

rubber

mounts.

Remove

the

fan

assembly

by

gently

pulling

it

out

of

the

chassis.

5.

Install

the

new

fan

assembly

by

aligning

the

rubber

mounts

of

the

fan

assembly

with

the

holes

on

the

chassis

and

push

the

rubber

mounts

through

the

holes.

Figure

28.

Removing

the

system

fan

assembly

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Hardware

Installation

and

Replacement

Guide