Dell EMC PowerEdge R240 - Installing a Cooling Fan; Drives; Removing a Drive Blank

Next steps
1. Replace the cooling fan blank or install the cooling fan.
Installing a cooling fan
Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions.
2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system..
3. Remove the air shroud.
4. If installed, remove the fan blank.
Steps
1. Lower the fan into the fan cage.
2. Press the release tabs on the fan cable connector and connect the cable connector to the connector on the system board.
NOTE: Route the cable properly when installing, to prevent the cable from being pinched or crimped.
Figure 18. Installing a fan
Next steps
1. Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system.
Drives
Removing a drive blank
Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions.
2. 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.
PowerEdge R240 installing and removing system components
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