Replacing The System Fans - Gateway 6400 System Manual

Replacing the system fans

The front system fan is mounted on the front of the bottom drive cage. The
rear system fan is mounted on a fan mounting bracket attached to the rear
of the system.
To remove the front system fan:
1
Turn off the system and disconnect the power cord, modem cord (if
installed), and all external peripheral devices.
2
Remove the left side cover panel. (See "Removing the side cover" on
page 18 and "Preventing static electricity discharge" on page 15.)
3
Remove the bezel, as described in "To remove the bezel" on page 19.
4
Disconnect the front fan power cable from the system board.
5
Remove the power and data cables from any hard drives mounted in the
bottom drive cage.
6
Remove the drives from the bottom drive cage and place them in
anti-static bags or containers.
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Replacing and Adding System Components