Removing The Cooling Fan - Dell PowerEdge T130 Owner's Manual

Removing the cooling fan

Prerequisites
CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only
perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as
directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is
not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions
that came with the product.
CAUTION: Do not remove or install the cooling fan by holding the blades.
CAUTION: Never operate your system with the system fan removed. System can overheat and
result in shutdown of the system and loss of data.
1. Ensure that you follow the
2. Follow the procedure listed in
Steps
1. Disconnect the cooling fan power cable from the system board.
2. To ease removal of the cooling fan, stretch the grommets securing the fan to the chassis.
3. Hold the cooling fan by the sides, and slide it out of the grommet.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to release the fan from the remaining grommets.
Figure 22. Removing and installing the cooling fan
1. grommets (4)
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Safety instructions.
Before working inside your system.
2. cooling fan