Replacing The Front Fan Assembly - Lenovo ThinkCentre 3029 User Manual

Replacing the front fan assembly

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 front fan assembly.
Note: Not all computers have the front fan assembly.
To replace the front fan assembly, do the following:
1. Turn off the computer and disconnect all power cords from electrical outlets.
2. Remove the computer cover. See "Removing the computer cover" on page 14.
3. Remove the front bezel. See "Removing and reinstalling the front bezel" on page 15.
4. Disconnect the front fan assembly cable from the power fan connector on the system board. See
"Locating parts on the system board" on page 10.
5. Release the two tabs
remove the front fan from the chassis.
Figure 28. Removing the front fan assembly
1 that attach the front fan assembly to the chassis as shown and then completely
.
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