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Removing a hot-swap fan

Use this information to remove a hot-swap fan.

Attention
To ensure proper server operation, replace a failed hot-swap fan within 30 seconds.

To remove a hot-swap-fan, complete the following steps:

  1. Read the safety information that begins on Safety and Installation guidelines.
  2. Remove the cover (see Removing the cover). The LED on the system board near the connector for the failing dual-motor hot-swap fan will be lit.
    Attention
    To ensure proper system cooling, do not remove the top cover for more than 30 minutes during this procedure.
  3. Grasp the dual-motor hot-swap fan by the finger grips on the sides of the dual-motor hot-swap fan.
    Figure 1. Fan removal
    Fan removal
  4. Rotate the air baffle up.
  5. Lift the dual-motor hot-swap fan out of the server.
    Attention
    To ensure proper operation, replace a failed hot-swap fan within 30 seconds.
  6. If you are instructed to return the fan, follow all of the packaging instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.