Lenovo ThinkServer TS140 - Replacing the Front Fan Assembly

•Tocompletethereplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage83.
Replacingthefrontfanassembly
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage35.
Dependingonthemodeltype,yourservermighthaveafrontfanassemblyinstalled.Thissectionprovides
instructionsonhowtoreplacethefrontfanassembly.
Toreplacethefrontfanassembly,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage37.
3.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage38.
4.Disconnectthefrontfanassemblycablefromthepowerfanconnectoronthesystemboard.See
“Locatingpartsonthesystemboard”onpage13.
5.Thefrontfanassemblyisattachedtothechassisbyfourrubbermounts.Removethefrontfanassembly
bybreakingorcuttingtherubbermountsandgentlypullingthefrontfanassemblyoutofthechassis.
Note:Thenewfrontfanassemblywillhavefournewrubbermountsattached.
Figure60.Removingthefrontfanassembly
6.Installthenewfrontfanassemblybyaligningthenewrubbermountswiththecorrespondingholesin
thechassisandpushtherubbermountsthroughtheholes.
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