Inspiron 24 5420 All-in-One Owner's Manual

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Removing the fan

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
  2. Remove the stand.
  3. Remove the back cover.
  4. Remove the I/O cover.
  5. Remove the system-board shield.

About this task

The following image indicates the location of the fan and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure.

Figure 1. Removing the fan
Image: Removing the fan

Steps

  1. Disconnect the fan cable from the system board.
  2. Remove the fan cable from the routing post on the display-assembly base.
  3. Remove the three screws (M2x3.5) that secure the fan to the display-assembly base.
  4. Lift the fan, along with its cable, off the display-assembly base.

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