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. Disconnect the fan cage power cable from the system board (see Internal cable routing and connectors).
5. Rotate the fan cage release latch to the open position.
   Figure 1. Fan cage removal
   
   
6. Grasp the fan cage assembly and lift it out of the server.

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