Lenovo ThinkServer TS140 70A0 - Replacing the Front Fan Assembly

Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletethereplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage90.
Replacingthefrontfanassembly
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage39.
Dependingonthemodeltype,yourservermighthaveafrontfanassemblyinstalled.Thistopicprovides
instructionsonhowtoreplacethefrontfanassembly.
Toreplacethefrontfanassembly,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage41.
3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage42.
4.Disconnectthefrontfanassemblycablefromthepowerfanconnectoronthesystemboard.See
“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage17.
5.Thefrontfanassemblyisattachedtothechassisbyfourrubbermounts.Removethefrontfanassembly
bybreakingorcuttingtherubbermountsandgentlypullingthefrontfanassemblyoutofthechassis.
Note:Thenewfrontfanassemblywillhavefournewrubbermountsattached.
Figure61.Removingthefrontfanassembly
6.Installthenewfrontfanassemblybyaligningthenewrubbermountswiththecorrespondingholesin
thechassisandpushtherubbermountsthroughtheholes.
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