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Remove a fan

Use this information to remove a fan.

To avoid possible danger, read and follow the following safety information.

S002
disconnect all power
CAUTION
The power-control button on the device and the power switch on the power supply do not turn off the electrical current supplied to the device. The device also might have more than one power cord. To remove all electrical current from the device, ensure that all power cords are disconnected from the power source.
S009
Attention
CAUTION
To avoid personal injury, disconnect the fan cables before removing the fan from the device.
Before you remove a fan, complete the following steps:

  1. Read Safety and Installation Guidelines to ensure that you work safely.

  2. Turn off the server. Disconnect the power cords and all external cables (see Power off the server).

  3. If server is installed in a rack, remove the server from the rack.

  4. Remove the top cover (see Remove the top cover).

  5. Remove the air baffle when removing fan 1 and fan 2 (see Remove the air baffle).

To remove a fan, complete the following steps:

Figure 1. Fan removal
Fan removal
  1. Press and hold the fan cable latch.
  2. Disconnect the cable from the connector.
    Attention
    To avoid damaging the system board, make sure to follow the instructions in Internal cable routing when disconnecting cables from the system board.
  3. Lift the fan out of the fan cage.

If you are instructed to return the component or optional device, follow all packaging instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.