Hard disk drive
fan duct
Guide pins
6. If you are instructed to return the fan, follow all packaging instructions, and use any packaging materials
for shipping that are supplied to you.
Replacing the hard disk drive fan duct
This procedure applies only to the 5U server model with hot-swap power supplies (Model name: 2582-F4x).
Attention: To ensure proper cooling and airflow, do not operate the server for more than 30 minutes with the
side cover removed.
To install the hard disk drive fan duct on the 5U server model with hot-swap power supplies (Model name:
2582-F4x), complete the following steps.
1. Unlock and remove the side cover (see
2. Carefully turn the server on its side so that it is lying flat, with the system board facing up.
Attention: Do not allow the server to fall over.
3. Lower the hard disk drive fan duct into the chassis, making sure the two guide pins and two latches on
the chassis protrude through the respective holes on the hard disk drive fan duct.
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Latch holes
Latches
"Replacing the side cover" on page
147).