Service Manual

Replacing the video-card fan

WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety

information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in

Before Working Inside Your Computer. After working inside your

computer, follow the instructions in After Working Inside Your

Computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory

Compliance home page at dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

Procedure

1 Align the screw holes on the video-card fan with the screw holes on the

computer base.

2 Replace the screws that secure the video-card fan to the computer base.

Post-requisites

1 Replace the system board.

2 Replace the display assembly.

3 Follow the procedure from step 5 to step 11 in “Replacing the palm rest”.

4 Replace the wireless card.

5 Replace the base panel.