To remove the fan-bracket assembly, complete the following steps.
Fan bracket
Fan-bracket
release latches
Lever
Lever
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and “Installation guidelines”
on page 87.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cords and
all external cables.
3. Remove the cover (see “Removing the cover” on page 90).
4. Place your thumbs on the metal tabs of the fan-bracket-assembly levers and
pinch the tab and blue release latch together; then, raise the levers, raising the
fan-bracket assembly.
5. Grasp the levers and lift the fan-bracket assembly out of the server.
6. If you are instructed to return the fan-bracket assembly, follow all packaging
instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to
you.
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