OptiPlex 5050 Tower Owner's Manual

Removing system fan

1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
2. Remove the:
   1. cover
   2. bezel
   3. intrusion switch
3. Open the front panel door.
4. To remove the system fan:
   1. Disconnect the system fan cable from the connector on the system board [1].
   2. Remove the tape that holds the intrusion switch cable on the system fan and move the cable away.
   3. Stretch the grommets securing the fan to the computer to ease the removal of the fan [2].
   4. Slide the system fan out of the computer [3].