Dell Alienware Area-51 ALX (Late 2009) - Manual (Page 51)

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CHAPTER 9: FANS
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1 left hard-drive fan shroud 4 hard-drive fan shroud handle
2 right hard-drive fan shroud 5 screws (2)
3 hard-drive fan 6 hard-drive fan shroud
Removing the Hard-Drive Fan(s)
Follow the instructions in “Before You Begin” on page 1. 6.
Remove the left side-panel (see “Removing the Left Side-Panel” on page 2. 15).
Remove the PCI shroud (see “Removing the PCI Shroud“ on page 3. 22).
If you are removing the left hard-drive fan, remove the power supply (see 4.
“Removing the Power Supply” on page 85).
Disconnect the hard-drive fan cables from the HDD_FAN1 and HDD_FAN2 5.
connectors on the master I/O board (see “Master I/O Board Connectors” on
page 12).
Press the hard-drive fan shroud handle down and pull the hard-drive fan out 6.
of the chassis.
Remove the two screws that secure the hard-drive fan to the hard-drive fan 7.
shroud.
Remove the hard-drive fan from the hard-drive fan shroud. 8.