Lenovo System x3250 M4 - Replacing a System Fan

Step3.Reconnectthepowercord;then,turnontheserver.
Attention:Operatingtheserverforextendedperiodsoftime(morethan30minutes)withthetop
coverremovedmightdamageservercomponents.
Step4.DeterminewhichfantoreplacebycheckingtheLEDsonthesystemboard(see“System-board
LEDs”onpage24
);alitLEDindicatesthefantoreplace.
Step5.Turnofftheserver;then,disconnectthepowercordagain.
Step6.Removethefailedfanfromtheserver:
a.Disconnectthefancablefromthesystemboard.Youmayneedtodisengagethecablesfrom
cableretentionclipsorcableholder.Notetheroutingofthefancabletotheconnector;you
willhavetoroutethefancablethesamewaywhenyouinstallthefan.
b.Graspthetopofthefanwithyourindexfingerandthumbandliftthefanoutoftheserver.
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Figure45.Systemfans
Ifyouareinstructedtoreturntheservercomponentoroptionaldevice,followallpackaginginstructions,
anduseanypackagingmaterialsforshippingthataresuppliedtoyou.
Replacingasystemfan
Usethisinformationtoreplaceasystemfanintheserver.
Readthesafetyinformationin“Safety”onpagevand“Installationguidelines”onpage33.
Ifyouarereplacingaservercomponentintheserver,youneedtoturnofftheserverandperipheraldevices,
anddisconnectthepowercordsandallexternalcables.
Attention:Staticelectricitythatisreleasedtointernalservercomponentswhentheserverispowered-on
mightcausetheservertohalt,whichmightresultinthelossofdata.Toavoidthispotentialproblem,
alwaysuseanelectrostatic-dischargewriststraporothergroundingsystemwhenyouworkinsidethe
serverwiththepoweron.
Toreplaceasystemfan,completethefollowingsteps.
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