Replacing The Front Fan Assembly - Lenovo ThinkCentre M93/p User Manual

Replacing the front fan assembly

Attention:
Do not open your computer or attempt any repair before reading and understanding the "Important safety information"
on page v.
This section provides instructions on how to replace the front fan assembly.
To replace the front fan assembly, do the following:
1. Remove all media from the drives and turn off all attached devices and the computer. Then, disconnect
all power cords from electrical outlets and disconnect all cables that are connected to the computer.
2. Remove the computer cover. See "Removing the computer cover" on page 42.
3. Remove the front bezel. See "Removing and reinstalling the front bezel" on page 42.
4. Press the retaining clip
same time.
Figure 87. Pivoting the drive bay assembly upward
5. Disconnect the front fan assembly cable from the system fan connector on the system board.
Note: For easier access to the system fan connector on the system board, you might need to remove
the heat sink fan duct. See "Replacing the heat sink and fan assembly" on page 71.
1 in the direction as shown and pivot the drive bay assembly upward at the
.
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