Lenovo System x3500 M5 Type 5464 - Removing the Fan Cage Assembly

Ifyouarereplacingaservercomponentintheserver,youneedtoturnofftheserverandperipheraldevices,
anddisconnectthepowercordsandallexternalcables.
Attention:Theserverautomaticallypowersoffwhentheairbaffleisremoved.
Toremovetheairbaffle,completethefollowingsteps.
Step1.Carefullyturntheserveronitssidesothatitislyingflat,withthecoverfacingup.
Attention:Donotallowtheservertofallover.
Step2.Unlockandremovetheleft-sidecover(see“Removingtheleft-sidecover”onpage49).
Step3.Removetheairbafflefromtheserverbypressthereleaselatchesandsetitaside.
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Release latch
Release latch
Air baffle
Figure38.Airbaffleremoval
Removingthefancageassembly
Usethisinformationtoremovethefancageassemblyfromtheserver.
Readthesafetyinformationin“Safety”onpagevand“Installationguidelines”onpage29.
Ifyouarereplacingaservercomponentintheserver,youneedtoturnofftheserverandperipheraldevices,
anddisconnectthepowercordsandallexternalcables.
Toremovethefancageassembly,completethefollowingsteps.
Step1.Carefullyturntheserveronitssidesothatitislyingflat,withthecoverfacingup.
Attention:Donotallowtheservertofallover.
Step2.Unlockandremovetheleft-sidecover(see“Removingtheleft-sidecover”onpage49).
Chapter2.Installingoptionaldevices51