"news.rcn.com" news.rnc.com wrote in message
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Anyone ever dismantled a fan on a Dell laptop please?

I have an Inspiron 8200 which has two fans, one of which has gone. I have
a spares Inspiron 5000 which has a single fan in it. They look the same.
Taking out the whole unit entails dismantling the whole laptop and
removing the circuit board; and I wouldn't know where to get the fan
unit. Can I dismantle the two-fan unit in place and replace one of them?
It seems accessible but the power lead goes to the underside of the main
PCB

They each SEEM to be held in with Phillips screws (but I may be imagining
it).


Contact Dell with the above information including the service tag.
Request access url for assembly level details on the laptop.
Depending on the day, the CSR at Dell and which way the wind is blowing they
may provide the required information.

How old is that laptop (I don't have time to check)?