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58 Replacing and Adding System Components
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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