IBM x3100 M5 Type 5457 Installation And Service Manual page 303

To remove the thermal solution fan kit on the 5U server model with hot-swap
power supplies, complete the following steps. For 4U server models with
non-hot-swap power supplies, please see the above sub-section.
1. Read the safety information in "Safety" on page vii and "Installation
guidelines" on page 35.
2. Turn off the server and all attached devices; then, disconnect all power cords
and external cables.
3. Unlock and remove the side cover (see "Removing the side cover" on page 38).
4. Carefully turn the server on its side so that it is lying flat, with the cover facing
up.
Attention: Do not allow the server to fall over.
5. Remove the thermal solution fan kit:
Figure 200. Thermal solution fan kit removal for 5U server model with hot-swap power
supplies
a. Disconnect the fan cable from the system board (see "System-board internal
connectors" on page 30).
b. Grasp the system fan by the blue point and pull up to lift it out of the
chassis.
6. If you are instructed to return the thermal solution fan kit, follow all packaging
instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to
you.
Pull to make it thinner
Outside
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