Replacing The Rear Fan Assembly - Lenovo ThinkCentre 3231 Hardware Maintenance Manual

6. Pull on the tips of the rubber mounts until the fan assembly is in place.
Figure 30. Installing the front fan assembly
7. Connect the front fan assembly cable to the power fan connector on the system
8. Go to "Completing the FRU replacement" on page 122.

Replacing the rear fan assembly

This section provides instructions on how to replace the rear fan assembly.
To replace the rear fan assembly:
1. Remove the computer cover. See "Removing the computer cover" on page 86.
2. Locate the rear fan assembly. See "Locating components" on page 88.
3. Disconnect the rear fan assembly cable from the system fan connector on the
board.
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
system board. See "Locating parts on the system board" on page 89.
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