CAUTION: Do not operate the system with the cover removed for a duration exceeding 5
minutes.
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
3. Remove the cooling shroud.
Steps
1. Hold the cooling fan by the sides with the cable end facing the bottom of the chassis.
CAUTION: Do not remove or install the internal cooling fan by holding the fan blades.
2. Align the four tabs on the internal cooling fan with the four slots on the chassis wall.
3. Press and slide the internal cooling fan into the slots until the release tab locks into place.
4. Connect the internal cooling fan power cable to theFAN1 connector on the system board.
Figure 57. Installing the internal cooling fan
1. arrow 2. internal cooling fan
3. internal cooling fan power cable 4. release tab
Next steps
1. Install the cooling shroud.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section.
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