Replacing A System Fan - Lenovo ThinkServer RD350G User Manual And Hardware Maintenance Manual

12. Reconnect the signal cable and power cable to the system board. See "System board components"
on page 33.
13. If you are instructed to return the old hot-swap hard-disk-drive backplane, follow all packaging
instructions and use any packaging materials that are supplied to you for shipping.
What to do next:
• To work with another piece of hardware, go to the appropriate section.
• To complete the replacement, go to "Completing the parts replacement" on page 142.

Replacing a system fan

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Your server supports up to six system fans. This design helps you to avoid significant cooling problems
when a system fan fails.
CAUTION:
Hazardous moving parts. Keep fingers and other body parts away.
Before you begin, print all the related instructions or ensure that you can view the PDF version on another
computer for reference.
Note: Depending on the model, your server might look slightly different from the illustrations in this topic.
To replace a system fan, do the following:
1. Remove all external media from the drives and turn off all attached devices and the server. Then,
disconnect all power cords from electrical outlets and disconnect all cables that are connected to
the server.
2. Prepare your server. See "Removing or extending the server from the rack cabinet" on page 57.
3. Remove the server cover. See "Removing the server cover" on page 57.
4. Remove the cooling shroud. See "Removing and reinstalling the cooling shroud" on page 60.
5. Locate the system fans. See "Server components" on page 23.
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