Installing System Fan - Dell OpriPlex XE3 Service Manual

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NOTE: Ensure to remove the intrusion switch before uninstalling the system fan.
Disconnect the system fan cable from the connector on the system board [1].
b Stretch the grommets (4) securing the fan to the computer to ease the removal of the system fan [2].
c Lift the system fan out of the computer [3].

Installing system fan

1 Align the grooves of the system fan with the grommets on the chassis wall [1].
2 Pass the grommets through the corresponding grooves on the system fan.
3 Stretch the grommets and slide the system fan toward the computer until it locks into place [2].
NOTE: Install the lower two grommets first.
4 Connect the system fan cable to the connector on the system board [3].
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