• “Remove a system fan” on page 255
• “Install a system fan” on page 256
Remove a system fan
Use this information to remove a system fan.
About this task
S033
CAUTION:
Hazardous energy present. Voltages with hazardous energy might cause heating when shorted with
metal, which might result in spattered metal, burns, or both.
S017
CAUTION:
Hazardous moving fan blades nearby. Keep fingers and other body parts away.
Attention:
• Read
“Installation Guidelines” on page 55 and “Safety inspection checklist” on page 56 to ensure that you
work safely.
• Prevent exposure to static electricity, which might lead to system halt and loss of data, by keeping static-
sensitive components in their static-protective packages until installation, and handling these devices with
an electrostatic-discharge wrist strap or other grounding system.
• When removing a hot-swap fan without powering off the server, do not touch the system fan cage. With
power on, complete the replacement within 30 seconds to ensure proper operation.
Watch the procedure
A video of this procedure is available at YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYV5R7hVcs-
BmyijyY0-lNvapM4fTV5Gf
.
Procedure
Step 1. If the server is installed in a rack, slide the server out on its rack slide rails to gain access to the top
cover, or remove the server from the rack. See
“Remove the server from rack” on page 73.
Step 2. Remove the top cover. See
“Remove the top cover” on page 266.
Step 3. Remove the system fan.
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