Chassis Fan; Removing The Chassis Fan - Dell OptiPlex 5000 Small Form Factor Service Manual

Chassis fan

Removing the chassis fan

Prerequisites
1. Follow the procedure in
2. Remove the side cover.
3. Remove the front bezel.
4. Remove the 2.5-inch
5. Remove the 3.5-inch
6. Remove the hard-drive and optical-drive
About this task
The following image indicates the location of the chassis fan and provide a visual representation of the removal procedure.
Steps
1. Disconnect the chassis fan cable from the connector on the system board.
2. Gently pull the rubber grommets to release the fan from the chassis.
3. Remove the fan off the chassis.
72 Removing and installing components
before working inside your
hard-drive.
hard-drive.
bracket.
computer.