Computer Hardware User Manual
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.
Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
Toreplaceasystemfan,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaat,
clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage69.
4.Removethecoolingshroud.See“Removingandreinstallingthecoolingshroud”onpage73.
5.Reconnectthepowercordtotheserverandtheelectricaloutlet.
6.Locatethesystemfan.ThesystemfanerrorLEDislit.See“SystemboardLEDs”onpage46.
7.Disconnectthepowercordfromtheelectricaloutlet.
8.Disconnectthecableofthesystemfanfromthesystemfanconnectoronthesystemboard.See
“Systemboardcomponents”onpage38toidentifythesystemfanconnector.
9.Liftupthetapeofthesystemfantoremovethesystemfanoutofthechassis.
Figure109.Removingthesystemfan
10.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthenewsystemfantoanyunpaintedsurfaceonthe
outsideoftheserver.Then,removethenewsystemfanfromthepackage.
Chapter6.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware139