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XPS 13 9315 / XPS 9315 Service Manual
Removing the fan
Prerequisites
- Follow the procedure in Before working inside your computer.
- Remove the base cover.
About this task
The following image(s) indicate the location of the fan and provides a visual representation of the removal procedure.
Steps
- Pry up the I/O daughter-board power cable connector from the edge that is marked white.
- Slide the I/O daughter-board power cable connector out to disconnect the I/O daughter-board power cable from the I/O daughter board.
- Remove the I/O daughter-board power cable from the two routing guide below the fan, and peel off the tape from the fan.
- Lift the latch of fan cable connector, use the pull tab of the fan cable to disconnect it from the system board.
- Remove the two screws (M1.6x2.5) that secure the fan to the I/O daughter-board and the system board.
- Slide the fan, together with the cable, towards the front of the computer.
- Lift the fan off the I/O daughter-board and the system board carefully, and ensure the fan cable slides out from the bottom of the heat sink.
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