Removing The Internal Cooling Fan - Dell PowerEdge T330 Owner's Manual

Removing the internal 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 are shipped with your product.
CAUTION: Never operate your system with the internal cooling fan removed. The system can overheat and result in
shutdown of the system and loss of data.
CAUTION: Do not operate the system with the cover removed for a duration exceeding 5 minutes.
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
3. Remove the cooling shroud.
Steps
1. Disconnect the internal cooling fan power cable from the system board.
2. Holding the internal cooling fan, press the release tab, and slide the cooling fan out in the direction of the arrow marked on the
fan.
CAUTION: Do not remove or install the internal cooling fan by holding the fan blades.
Figure 48. Removing the internal cooling fan
1. fan connector on the system board
3. release tab
5. internal cooling fan
2. internal cooling fan power cable
4. arrow
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