Removing The Fan; Replacing The Fan - Dell Vostro 1700 Service Manual

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Dell™ Vostro™ 1700 and Inspiron™ 1720/1721 Service Manual
Removing the Fan
Replacing the Fan
Removing the Fan
CAUTION: Before you begin the following procedure, follow the safety instructions in the Product Information Guide.
1. Follow the instructions in Before You
2. Remove the optical drive (see
3. Remove the hard drive (see
4. Remove the hinge cover (see
5. Remove the keyboard (see
6. Remove the display assembly (see
7. Remove the internal card with Bluetooth wireless technology, if installed (see
8. Remove the palm rest (see
9. Remove the graphics card assembly, if installed (see
10. Remove the processor thermal-cooling assembly (see
11. Disconnect the fan connector from the system board connector.
12. In sequential order, remove the four M2.5 x 5-mm screws that secure the fan to the base of the computer.
13. Remove the fan.
1 M2.5 x 5-mm screws (4) 2 fan
3 fan connector
Replacing the Fan
Begin.
Removing the Optical Drive).
Removing a Hard Drive).
Removing the Hinge Cover).
Removing the Keyboard).
Removing the Display Assembly).
Removing the Palm Rest).
Removing the Graphics Card
Removing the Processor Thermal-Cooling
Removing the Bluetooth Card).
Assembly).
Assembly).