Cooling fan, Removing the cooling fan – Dell Inspiron 710M User Manual
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Cooling Fan
Dell™ Inspiron™ 700m/710m Service Manual
Removing the Cooling Fan
1.
Remove the
battery
.
2.
Remove the
keyboard
.
3.
Disconnect the black and white antenna cables from the Mini PCI Card.
4.
Remove the
display module
.
5.
Remove the
palm rest
.
6.
Remove the
system board
.
7.
Remove the three M2 x 3-mm screws that secure the cooling fan to the system board.
8.
Remove the tape that secures the cooling fan cable to the fan.
9.
Disconnect the cooling fan cable from the system board connector.
10.
Lift the cooling fan up and out of the bottom case.
CAUTION:
Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide.
NOTICE:
Disconnect the computer and any attached devices from electrical outlets.
NOTICE:
To avoid ESD, ground yourself by using a wrist grounding strap or by touching an unpainted metal surface on the computer.
NOTICE:
Read "
Before Working Inside Your Computer
" before performing the following procedure.
1 system board connector
2 cooling fan connector
3 cooling fan
4 M2 x 3-mm screws (3)
NOTICE:
Do not pull on the cooling fan cable. Pull from the cooling fan connector to disconnect the cable.