Front Fan Removal - HP Xw9400 - Workstation - 16 GB RAM Reference Manual

Front fan removal

To remove the front fan:
1. Disconnect power from the system
access panel
facing up.
2. Disconnect optical and floppy drive cables from the system board. Remove full length PCI cards.
3. Disconnect the front fan cable from the connector on the system board.
4. Release the two card guide latches (1), pivot the card guide toward the system board (2), and lift
it out of the chassis (3).
Figure 5-26
5. Remove the fan from the card guide by releasing the two latches and applying outward pressure
on the card guide while lifting the fan away.
Figure 5-27
84 Chapter 5 Removal and replacement procedures
(Pre-disassembly procedures on page
(Access panel on page
Removing card guide
Removing fan from card guide
63). Place the workstation on its side with the system board
55), and remove the
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