Removing a midplane-to-fan cable

The removal of a midplane-to-fan cable should only be performed by a trained service technician.

1. Remove the SPC chassis (shuttle) from the BladeCenter S chassis (see Removing the SPC chassis (shuttle)).
2. Remove the midplane from the SPC chassis (see Removing the midplane).
3. Remove the midplane-to-fan cable from the midplane.
   1. Disconnect the midplane-to-fan cable plug from the midplane connector.
   2. Remove the fan cable cover.
      
   3. Push the cable plug back down through the fan cable hole in the SPC chassis.
4. Remove the midplane-to-fan cable from the BladeCenter S chassis.
   1. Position the SPC chassis so that you are facing the front of the SPC chassis. You will be able to see the air flow dampers in the fan module bays.
   2. Depress the air flow damper in a fan module bay so that you can see the midplane-to-fan cable and fan cable mounting bracket.
   3. Using a tool such as a small screw driver, carefully depress the locking tab on the midplane-to-fan cable.
      Note

      If you depress the locking tab too hard, it is easy to break off the locking tab.
      
   4. Slide the cable plug to the right to align the one top and two bottom orientation tabs on the cable plug with the slots in the fan cable mounting bracket.
   5. Remove the midplane-to-fan cable from the fan cable mounting bracket.
      
   6. Remove the midplane-to-fan cable from the BladeCenter S chassis.