Replacing The Fan - Dell Inspiron 2000 Fan Removal And Replacement

Remove the two M2 x 3.5-mm screws that secure the fan to the bottom
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assembly (see the Fan Removal figure).
Remove the fan from the bottom assembly by carefully pulling the fan wire
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up out of the computer.

Replacing the Fan

Reconnect the fan wire to the connector on the system board assembly.
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The male connector on the fan wire is keyed to fit into the female connector
one way only.
Ensure that the arrow that is stamped on top of the fan is pointing toward the
thermal cooling solution (see the following figure).
Fa n R e p l a c e m e n t
fan fan
arrow arrow
thermal cooling solution thermal cooling solution
Dell Latitude LS and Inspiron 20 00 Fan Removal and Re placement
M2 x 8-mm M2 x 8-mm
screws and washers (2) screws and
fan wire fan wire
connector connector
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