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Removingafrontfan
Usethisinformationtoremoveafrontfan.
Attention:Toensureproperserveroperation,ifafanfails,youneedtoturnofftheserverfirst,then
replacethefanimmediately.
Toremoveafrontfan,firstcompletethefollowingsteps:
Step1.Readthesafetyinformationthatbeginsonpage“Safety”onpagevand“Installationguidelines”
onpage30.
Step2.Turnofftheserver(see“Turningofftheserver”onpage19)andallattachedperipheraldevices.
Disconnectallpowercords;then,disconnectallexternalcablesfromtheserver.
Step3.Removetheservertopcover(see“Removingtheservertopcover”onpage247).
Step4.Rotatethehot-swaprearharddiskdrivecageup(see“Rotatingthehot-swaprearharddisk
drivecageup”onpage155).
Step5.Removetheairbaffle(see“Removingtheairbaffle”onpage249).
Step6.RemovingFan1A:
Figure101.Fanremoval
1.Pullupthebluehandleonthefancage.
2.Disconnectthefancablefromtheconnectoronthesystemboard.(See“System-board
internalconnectors”onpage23).
3.Pullthefancableoutofthecableretainerclip.
4.Graspthetopofthefanwithyourindexfingerandthumbandslowlyliftthefanoutofthe
server.
Step7.RemovingFan2AorFan3A
1.Disconnectthefancablefromtheconnectoronthefanboard.(See“System-boardinternal
connectors”onpage23).
2.Pullthefancableoutofthecableretainerclip.
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