Removing The Plastic Fan Guide; Replacing The Plastic Fan Guide; Cooling Shrouds; System Board Cooling Shroud - Dell POWEREDGE 1950 Hardware Owner's Manual

Removing the Plastic Fan Guide

NOTE:
The plastic fan guide is mounted to the chassis between the fans.
NOTE:
You may need to remove the system from the rack.
1 Remove the cooling fan modules. See "Removing a Cooling Fan Module" on page 48.
2 Remove the system from the rack. See the Rack Installation Guide for your system.
3 Place the system upside-down on a flat surface.
4 Using a #2 Phillips screwdriver, remove the two screws from the bottom of the chassis that secure the fan
bracket.
5 Turn the system right-side up, place it on a flat surface, and then remove the fan bracket.

Replacing the Plastic Fan Guide

1 While the system is out of the rack, and with the top cover removed, place the system on its side on a flat
surface.
2 Place the fan bracket into its location inside the chassis.
3 Holding the fan bracket in place, use a #2 Phillips screwdriver to replace the two screws on the bottom of
the chassis.
4 Place the system right-side up on a flat surface.
5 Replace the cooling fan modules. See "Replacing a Cooling Fan Module" on page 49.
6 Replace the system in the rack. See the Rack Installation Guide for your system.

Cooling Shrouds

Your system contains two cooling shrouds.
•

System board cooling shroud

• Memory cooling shroud
System Board Cooling Shroud
The system board cooling shroud directs airflow over the system memory modules, channeling the air from the
four fan modules. See Figure 3-5.
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Installing System Components