Lenovo System x3650 M4 HD - Removing the Fan Bracket

Fan 1
Fan 2
Fan 3
Fan 4
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Figure167.Faninstallation
Note:Makesurethatthenewly-installedfanalignshorizontallywithothercorrectly-seatedfans
forproperinstallation.
Step7.Replacethecover(see“Replacingthecover”onpage196).
Step8.Slidetheserverintotherack.
Removingthefanbracket
Toreplacesomecomponentsortocreateworkingroom,youmighthavetoremovethefanbracket.
Note:Toremoveorinstallafan,itisnotnecessarytoremovethefanbracket.See“Removingahot-swap
fan”onpage241and“Replacingahot-swapfan”onpage242.
Toremovethefanbracket,completethefollowingsteps:
Step1.Readthesafetyinformationthatbeginson“Safety”onpagevand“Installationguidelines”
onpage34.
Step2.Turnofftheserverandperipheraldevicesanddisconnectthepowercordsandallexternalcables.
Step3.Removethecover(see“Removingthecover”onpage195).
Step4.Removethefans(see“Removingahot-swapfan”onpage241).
Step5.Removethefanbracket.
a.Iftherearescrewsinstalledinthefanbracket,removethethreescrews.
Note:Usethehexscrewdrivertoremovethescrews.
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