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6.RemovethescrewthatsecuresthefrontaudioandUSBassemblybrackettothechassistoremove
thebracketfromthechassis.
Figure31.RemovingthefrontaudioandUSBassembly
7.InstallthenewfrontaudioandUSBassemblyintothechassisandalignthescrewholeinthebracket
withthecorrespondingholeinthechassis.
8.InstallthescrewtosecurethenewfrontaudioandUSBassemblytothechassis.
9.ReconnectthefrontaudioandUSBassemblycablestothefrontaudioconnectorandthefrontUSB
connectoronthesystemboard.See“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage13.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletetheinstallationorreplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage66.
Replacingtherearfanassembly
Attention:Donotopenyourcomputerorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe
“Importantsafetyinformation”onpagev.
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreplacetherearfanassembly.
Toreplacetherearfanassembly,dothefollowing:
1.Turnoffthecomputeranddisconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutlets.
2.Removethecomputercover.See“Removingthecomputercover”onpage35.
3.Locatetherearfanassembly.See“Locatingcomponents”onpage12.
4.Disconnecttherearfanassemblycablefromthesystemfanconnectoronthesystemboard.See
“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage13.
Chapter5.Installingorreplacinghardware55