Replacing the fan cage

Use this information to replace the fan cage.

Read the safety information in Safety and Installation guidelines.

If you are replacing a server component in the server, you need to slide the server out from the rack enclosure, turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cords and all external cables.

To replace the fan cage, complete the following steps.

1. Align the fan cage pins with the cage pin holes on the server chassis.
2. Lower the fan cage into the server. Press the fan cage inward until it is securely seated. Be careful that do not damage the cables.
   Figure 1. Fan cage installation
   
   
3. Tighten the fan cage with 5 M3 screws.
4. Reinstall the system fan (see Replacing a system fan).
5. Reinstall the fan cage cover (see Installing the fan cage cover).

1. Install the server into the rack enclosure and push the server into the rack until it clicks into place.
2. Reconnect the power cords and any cables that you removed.
3. Turn on the peripheral devices and the server.