Remove a hot-swap fan
Use this procedure to remove a hot-swap fan.
About this task
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CAUTION
Hazardous moving fan blades nearby. Keep fingers and other body parts away.
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CAUTION
Hazardous energy present. Voltages with hazardous energy might cause heating when shorted with metal, which might result in spattered metal, burns, or both.
Attention
Read Installation guidelines to ensure that you work safely.
Prevent exposure to static electricity, which might lead to system halt and loss of data, by keeping static-sensitive components in their static-protective packages until installation, and handling these devices with an electrostatic-discharge wrist strap or other grounding system.
If the server is in a rack, remove it from the rack.
If foot stands are installed on the server, rotate them inwards and lay the server on its side for easier operation.
Procedure
Remove the hot-swap fan.
Figure 1. Hot-swap fan removal
Pinch on the top of the fan, and press on the latch to release the fan from the connector.
Lift the fan out from the fan cage.
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