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Removing, fan-bracket, assembly

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Hot-swap fan 1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and "Installation guidelines" on page 28. 2. Slide the server out of the rack and remove the cover (see "Removing the cover" on page 31). The LED on the failing 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. Place your fingers into the two handles on the top of the failing fan. 4. Pull the handles toward each other and lift the fan out of the server. 5. Replace the fan as soon as possible (see "Installing a fan" on page 75). If you have other optional devices to install or remove, do so now. Otherwise, go to "Completing the installation" on page 81. Removing the fan-bracket assembly To replace the CD-RW/DVD drive, you must remove the fan-bracket assembly; to route some cables, you might have to remove the fan-bracket assembly. Note: To remove or install a fan, it is not necessary to remove the fan-bracket assembly. See "Removing a fan" on page 76 and "Installing a fan" on page 75. Chapter 2. Installing optional devices 77

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Hot-swap fan
1.
Read
the
safety
information
that
begins
on
page
vii
and
“Installation
guidelines”
on
page
28.
2.
Slide
the
server
out
of
the
rack
and
remove
the
cover
(see
“Removing
the
cover”
on
page
31).
The
LED
on
the
failing
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.
Place
your
fingers
into
the
two
handles
on
the
top
of
the
failing
fan.
4.
Pull
the
handles
toward
each
other
and
lift
the
fan
out
of
the
server.
5.
Replace
the
fan
as
soon
as
possible
(see
“Installing
a
fan”
on
page
75).
If
you
have
other
optional
devices
to
install
or
remove,
do
so
now.
Otherwise,
go
to
“Completing
the
installation”
on
page
81.
Removing
the
fan-bracket
assembly
To
replace
the
CD-RW/DVD
drive,
you
must
remove
the
fan-bracket
assembly;
to
route
some
cables,
you
might
have
to
remove
the
fan-bracket
assembly.
Note:
To
remove
or
install
a
fan,
it
is
not
necessary
to
remove
the
fan-bracket
assembly.
See
“Removing
a
fan”
on
page
76
and
“Installing
a
fan”
on
page
75.
Chapter
2.
Installing
optional
devices
77