Service Manual

Replacing the Fan
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety
information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in
Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your
computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your
Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory
Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.
Procedure
1 Place the fan on the computer base and align the screw hole on the fan
with the screw hole on the computer base.
2 Replace the screw that secures the fan to the computer base.
3 Adhere the speaker cable on the fan.
4 Connect the speaker cable to the system board.
5 Connect the fan cable to the system board.
Post-requisites
1 Replace the palm rest.
2 Replace the keyboard.
3 Replace the optical drive.
4 Replace the base cover.
5 Replace the battery.
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