Personal Computer Hardware Maintenance Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
 - Chapter 1. About this manual
 - Chapter 2. Safety information
 - Chapter 3. General information
 - Chapter 4. General checkout
 - Chapter 5. Diagnostics
 - Chapter 6. Using the Setup Utility
 - Chapter 7. Symptom-to-FRU index
 - Chapter 8. Replacing FRUs
- Locations
 - Opening the computer cover
 - Replacing the battery
 - Replacing a memory module
 - Replacing the adapter card
 - Replacing the front audio and USB assembly
 - Replacing the heat sink
 - Replacing the microprocessor
 - Replacing the system board
 - Replacing the system fan
 - Replacing the hard disk drive
 - Replacing the optical drive
 - Replacing the internal speaker
 - Completing the FRU replacement
 
 - Chapter 9. FRU lists
 - Chapter 10. Additional service information
 - Appendix. Notices
 

Replacing  the  system  fan 
Attention 
Do  not  open  your  computer  or  attempt  any  repair  before  reading  and  understanding  the 
“Important  safety  information”  in  the  ThinkCentre  Safety  and  Warranty  Guide  that  came  with 
your  computer.  To  obtain  a  copy  of  the  ThinkCentre  Safety  and  Warranty  Guide,  go  to:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
This  section  provides  instructions  on  how  to  replace  the  system  fan. 
To  replace  the  system  fan: 
1.  Open  the  computer  cover.  See  “Opening  the  computer  cover”  on  page  84. 
2.  Disconnect  the  system  fan  cable  from  the  system  fan  connector  on  the  system 
board.  See  “Locating  parts  on  the  system  board”  on  page  83. 
3.  Remove  the  heat  sink  to  gain  access  to  the  system  fan.  See  “Replacing  the  heat 
sink”  on  page  91. 
4.  Locate  the  two  rubber  mounts  that  secure  the  system  fan  to  the  chassis. 
Remove  the  rubber  mounts  by  breaking  them  or  cutting  them  with  scissors.
Note:
  When  you  receive  the  new  system  fan,  you  will  also  receive  new  rubber 
mounts. 
5.  Lift  the  system  fan  out  of  the  chassis. 
Figure  20.  Removing  the  system  fan
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