Lenovo System x3500 M5 Type 5464 - Installing a Hot-Swap Fan

Step3.Removetheairbaffle(see“Removingtheairbaffle”onpage188).
Step4.Removeallfull-lengthPCIeadaptersfromthesystemboard.
Step5.Disconnectthefancagepowercablefromthesystemboard(see“Internalcableroutingand
connectors”onpage33).
Step6.Rotatethefancagereleaselatchtotheopenposition.Thefancagewillliftupslightlywhenthe
releaselatchisfullyopen.
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Fan cage assembly
Figure39.Fancageremoval
Step7.Graspthefancageassemblyandliftitoutoftheserver.
Installingahot-swapfan
Usethisinformationtoinstallahot-swapfanintheserver.
Attention:Toavoidunexpectedsystemshutdown,ensurethatyoulaytheserveronitssidewiththe
coverfacingupbeforeyoustart.
Theservercomeswithtwo92mmx38mmhot-swapfansinthefancageassembly.Thefollowing
instructionscanbeusedtoinstallanyhot-swapfanintheserver.
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