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Removing the fan cage assembly

Use this information to remove the fan cage assembly from the server.

Read the safety information in Safety and Installation guidelines.

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

To remove the fan cage assembly, complete the following steps.
  1. Carefully turn the server on its side so that it is lying flat, with the cover facing up.
    Attention
    Do not allow the server to fall over.
  2. Unlock and remove the left-side cover (see Removing the left-side cover).
  3. Remove the air baffle (see Removing the air baffle).
  4. Remove all long cards from the system board.
  5. Disconnect the fan cage power cable from the system board (see Internal cable routing and connectors).
  6. Loosen the thumb screw on the fan cage release latch.
    Figure 1. Loosen thumb screw on fan cage
    Loosen thumb screw on fan cage
  7. Rotate the fan cage release latch to the open position. The fan cage will lift up slightly when the release latch is fully open.
    Figure 2. Fan cage removal
    Fan cage removal
  8. Grasp the fan cage assembly and lift it out of the server.