Installing the fan cage assembly

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

Attention

Make sure that all wires and cables inside the server are routed correctly before you install the fan cage assembly. Wiring that is not properly routed might be damaged or might prevent the fan cage assembly from seating properly in 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 install 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. Align the guides on the fan cage with the release latch to the open position.
5. Put the fan cage assembly down into the server.
   Note

   Make sure that the fan cage is fully seated.
6. Rotate the fan cage release latch to the close position. The fan cage will be fully seated when it is secured.
   Figure 1. Fan cage installation
   
   
7. Connect the fan cage assembly power cable to the system board (see Internal cable routing and connectors).
8. Install the air baffle (see Replacing the air baffle).
9. Install and lock the left-side cover (see Installing the left-side cover).

If you have replaced a server component or installed an optional device in the server, you need to reconnect the power cords and all external cables, and turn on the server and peripheral devices.