Lenovo ThinkServer RD230 - Installing the System Fans

Installingthesystemfans
Attention
DonotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingtheSafetyInformationandthe
WarrantyandSupportInformationontheThinkServerDocumentationDVDthatcomeswithyourproduct,and
Guidelines.Toobtainacopyofthepublications,goto:
http://www.lenovo.com/support
Thissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallthesystemfans.
Toinstallthesystemfans,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Removetheservercover.SeeRemovingtheservercover.
3.Removetheheatsinkassembly.See“Removingtheheatsinkassembly”onpage71.
4.Carefullyputthesystemfansintotheserver.Mindthesevenports1thatsecurethesystemfans.Align
theholesinthesystemfanswiththecorrespondingportsontheserver.
Figure52.Thesevenportsthatsecurethesystemfans
5.Connectthesystemfancablestothecorrespondingconnectorsonthesystemboardinthenumerical
orderfollowingtheillustrationbelow.
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