Owners Manual

26 | Removing the Fan

Removing 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" on page 7. After working inside your computer, follow the

instructions in "After Working Inside Your Computer" on page 9.

For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at

dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

Prerequisites

1 Remove the base cover. See "Removing the Base Cover" on page 10.

2 Disconnect the power-light board cable from the system board. See "Removing the

Power-Light Board" on page 12.

3 Remove the battery. See "Removing the Battery" on page 14.

Procedure

1 Disconnect the I/O cable from the I/O board and the system board.

1 I/O cable 2 I/O board