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January 23rd, 2024 20:10

How to remove the air shroud on 7920 tower?

The shroud itself says to push in on the side. I do that but it won't budge when lifting up. The owners manual doesn't even mention the sides, it just says:

To remove the air shroud Fan assembly:

  1. Disconnect the fan connector cable from the system board [1].
  2. Lift the shroud away from the system [2].


    https://www.dell.com/support/manuals/en-us/precision-7920-workstation/precision_7920_om_pub/removing-the-air-shroud?guid=guid-7d4545ee-a273-4808-9e46-555caf5aeac2&lang=en-us

me.myself.i

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February 9th, 2024 01:56

@segmentation_fault Sorry, but I was away. The tabs do not actually push in. They are pressure points. Is there an obstruction in the way perhaps….a cable or a plug? Is your fan cable (to the right of the battery) still in place? Unplug that and try again. Do not forget to plug it back in when you are finished!

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January 23rd, 2024 22:30

You will need both hands to push in the four blue tabs on the sides. Then pull up firmly but carefully. You may also have to “wiggle” it a bit.

segmentation_fault

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February 5th, 2024 17:42

Thanks. I tried today but the four blue tabs don't push in at all? Are they meant to? When I pull up it won't budge. There is something locking it in place. Can't figure out what though. See my picture below:

segmentation_fault

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February 6th, 2024 16:31

@me.myself.i​ Just bumping

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February 16th, 2024 16:06

Thanks, I tried again, but this this time with a little more force and it popped out. 

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February 26th, 2024 01:34

I just grip my fingers onto those tabs and pull directly out with mild force. Just don't pull at any sort of angle or you're risking damage to the heatsink.

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