Removing A Front Fan - IBM System x3650 M4 BD Type 5466 Installation And Service Manual

Removing a front fan

Use this information to remove a front fan.
About this task
Attention: To ensure proper server operation, if a fan fails, you need to turn off
the server first, then replace the fan immediately.
To remove a front fan, first complete the following steps:
Procedure
1. Read the safety information that begins on page "Safety" on page vii and
2. Turn off the server (see "Turning off the server" on page 22) and all attached
3. Remove the server top cover (see "Removing the server top cover" on page
4. Rotate the hot-swap rear hard disk drive cage up (see "Rotating the hot-swap
5. Remove the air baffle (see "Removing the air baffle" on page 261).
6. Removing Fan 1A:
Figure 94. Fan removal
7. Removing Fan 2A or Fan 3A
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System x3650 M4 BD Type 5466: Installation and Service Guide
"Installation guidelines" on page 32.
peripheral devices. Disconnect all power cords; then, disconnect all external
cables from the server.
258).
rear hard disk drive cage up" on page 168).
a. Pull up the blue handle on the fan cage.
b. Disconnect the fan cable from the connector on the system board. (See
"System-board internal connectors" on page 26).
c. Pull the fan cable out of the cable retainer clip.
d. Grasp the top of the fan with your index finger and thumb and slowly lift
the fan out of the server.
a. Disconnect the fan cable from the connector on the fan board. (See
"System-board internal connectors" on page 26).