Replacing The Front Fan Assembly - Lenovo ThinkCentre 9120 Hardware Maintenance Manual

6. Route the fan cable to the system board and connect the cable to the system
7. Go to "Completing the FRU replacement" on page 110.

Replacing the front fan assembly

This procedure describes how to remove and replace the front fan assembly.
1. Remove the computer cover. See "Removing the cover" on page 87.
2. Remove the front bezel. See "Removing and replacing the front bezel" on page
3. Note the routing of the front fan cable to the system board. Disconnect the
4. The fan assembly is mounted with four rubber mounts that protrude through
5.
6. Pull on the tips of the rubber mounts until the fan assembly is in place.
board. See "Locating parts on the system board" on page 89.
89.
front fan assembly cable from the system board. See "Locating parts on the
system board" on page 89.
the front of the chassis. Remove the fan assembly by pulling the rubber mounts
back through the chassis.
Install the new front fan assembly by aligning the rubber mounts of the front
fan assembly with the holes on the chassis and push the rubber mounts
through the holes.
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