Replacing a fan assembly, Replacing, Assembly – Lenovo THINKSTATION D10 User Manual

Page 43: Removing

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Replacing

a

fan

assembly

Attention

Do

not

open

your

computer

or

attempt

any

repair

before

reading

the

“Important

safety

information”

in

the

Safety

and

Warranty

Guide

that

was

included

with

your

computer.

To

obtain

a

copy

of

the

Safety

and

Warranty

Guide,

go

to

the

Support

Web

site

at

http://www.lenovo.com/support.

This

section

provides

instructions

on

how

to

replace

the

fan

assembly.

These

removal

instructions

apply

to

the

both

the

front

fan

and

the

rear

fan.

The

front

fan

is,

located

on

the

inside

of

the

front

panel

of

the

computer

behind

the

front

bezel.

The

rear

fan

is

located

on

the

inside

of

the

rear

panel

of

the

computer.

1.

Open

the

computer

cover.

See

“Opening

the

cover”

on

page

12.

2.

Note

the

routing

of

the

fan-assembly

wiring.

See

“Identifying

parts

on

the

system

board”

on

page

9.

Disconnect

the

fan-assembly-wiring

connector

from

the

system

board.

3.

Remove

the

fan

from

the

fan

bracket

(some

models).

4.

Remove

the

fan

assembly

by

releasing

the

fan

grommets

1 .

See

Figure

27.

Then

remove

the

fan

and

wiring.

5.

Install

the

new

fan

assembly

using

the

grommets

1 ,

route

the

wiring,

and

then

connect

the

fan-wiring

connector

to

the

system

board.

6.

If

you

are

installing

the

front

fan

go

to

step

7.

If

you

are

replacing

the

rear

fan,

go

to

step

8.

7.

Reinstall

the

front

bezel.

8.

Go

to

Chapter

4,

“Completing

the

parts

replacement,”

on

page

39.

Figure

27.

Removing

the

fan

assembly

Chapter

3.

Installing

options

and

replacing

hardware

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