Removing a hot-swap fan
Use this information to remove a hot-swap fan.
About this task
Attention: To ensure proper server operation, replace a failed hot-swap fan
within 30 seconds.
To remove a hot-swap-fan, complete the following steps:
Procedure
1. Read the safety information that begins on “Safety” on page vii and
“Installation guidelines” on page 283.
2. Remove the top cover (see “Removing the top cover” on page 146). The LED
on the system board near the connector for the failing dual-motor hot-swap fan
will be lit.
Attention: To ensure proper system cooling, do not remove the top cover for
more than 30 minutes during this procedure.
3. ▌1▐Pull the fan latch to the left to release the fan from the fan connector and
▌2▐pull the fan out of the fan cage.
Attention: To ensure proper operation, replace a failed hot-swap fan within 30
seconds.
4. If you are instructed to return the fan, follow all of the packaging instructions,
and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.
Fan 1
Fan 2
Fan 3
Fan 4
Fan 5
Fan 6
Fan latch
Hot-swap
fan error LED
1
2
Figure 98. Fan removal
174 System x3650 M5 Type 5462: Installation and Service Guide
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