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OptiPlex XE3 Small Form Factor Service Manual

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Removing heat sink fan

  1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
  2. Remove the:
    1. Side cover
    2. Front bezel
    3. HDD assembly
    4. Hard drive and optical drive module
    5. Heat sink duct
  3. To remove the heat sink fan:
    1. Disconnect the heat sink fan cable from the system board [1].
    2. Loosen the screws (4) that secure the heat sink fan to the heat sink [2].
    3. Lift the heat sink away from the system [3].
    NOTE Loosen the screws in a sequential order (1,2,3,4) as mentioned on the system board.
    The image displays removing the heat sink fan

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