Remove a system fan
Use this information to remove a system fan. 
About this task
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CAUTION: 
Hazardous energy present. Voltages with hazardous energy might cause heating when shorted with 
metal, which might result in spattered metal, burns, or both. 
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CAUTION: 
Hazardous moving fan blades nearby. 
Attention: 
•  Read “Installation Guidelines” on page 129 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.
•  You can remove a hot-swap fan without powering off the server, which helps you avoid significant 
interruption to the operation of the system.
Note: When removing a system fan without powering off the server, do not touch the system fan cage.
A video for this task is available at:  
•  Youtube: 
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYV5R7hVcs-Bz2XIeLEfGcrLGm9TSY_yt
•  Youku: http://list.youku.com/albumlist/show/id_52339612.html
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