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Dell Precision 5820 Tower Owner's Manual

Removing the front system fan

  1. Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
  2. Remove the:
    1. side cover
    2. front bezel
    3. PCIe holder
  3. To remove the front system fan:
    1. Unroute the following cables from the card holder [3]:
      • SATA 0,1, 2, 3, 4, 5 cable and ODD 0, 1 cable [1]
      • USB 3.1 cable [2]
      NOTE:Do not pull the connector by the cable wires. Instead, disconnect the cable by pulling the connector end. Pulling the cable wires may loosen them from the connector.
      Displays the removal of the cables
    2. Unroute the fan cable [1] from the system board.
    3. Remove the screw [2] that secure the front system fan to the chassis.
    4. Lift the fan to release it from the retention slot in the system chassis [3].
      Displays the removal of the front system fan

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