2. Replace the air shroud.
Installing a cooling fan
Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system.
3. Remove the air shroud.
4. If installed, remove the cooling fan blank.
Steps
1. Lower the cooling fan into the fan cage.
2. Press the release tabs on the fan cable connector and connect the cable to the system board.
NOTE:
Route the cable properly to prevent the cable from being pinched or crimped.
Figure 22. Installing a fan
Next steps
1. Install the air shroud.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system.
Drives
Removing a drive blank
Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
2. If installed, remove the front bezel.
CAUTION:
To maintain proper system cooling, drive blanks must be installed in all empty drive slots.
CAUTION: Mixing drive blanks from previous generations of PowerEdge servers is not supported.
Steps
Press the release button, and slide the drive blank out of the drive slot.
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PowerEdge R340 installing and removing system components