Lenovo System x3550 M5 - Replacing a Thermal Kit (Hot-Swap Fan)

Step3.Grasptheorangefantabsonbothendsofthefanandslowlyliftitoutofthechassis.
Fan 8
Fan connector on
the system board
Fan tabs
Figure118.Fanremoval
Ifyouareinstructedtoreturnthefan,followallofthepackaginginstructions,anduseanypackaging
materialsforshippingthataresuppliedtoyou.
Replacingathermalkit(hot-swapfan)
Usethisinformationtoreplaceathermalkit(hot-swapfan).
Theservercomesstandardwithfivedual-motorhot-swapcoolingfans.Whenthereisonemicroprocessor
installed,installfan1,2,3,5,and7forpropercooling.
Attention:Toensureproperoperation,replaceafailedhot-swapfanwithin30seconds.
Toreplaceahot-swapfan,completethefollowingsteps:
Step1.Readthesafetyinformationthatbeginson“Safety”onpagevand“Installationguidelines”on
page116
.
Step2.Removethecover(see“Removingthecover”onpage119).
Step3.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthenewfantoanyunpaintedmetalsurfaceon
theserver.Then,removethenewfanfromthepackage.
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