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Step 3.
Remove the air baffle (see "Removing the air baffle" on page 188).
Step 4.
Remove all full-length PCIe adapters from the system board.
Step 5.
Disconnect the fan cage power cable from the system board (see "Internal cable routing and
connectors" on page 33).
Step 6.
Rotate the fan cage release latch to the open position. The fan cage will lift up slightly when the
release latch is fully open.
Fan cage assembly
Figure 39. Fan cage removal
Step 7.
Grasp the fan cage assembly and lift it out of the server.
Installing a hot-swap fan
Use this information to install a hot-swap fan in the server.
Attention: To avoid unexpected system shutdown, ensure that you lay the server on its side with the
cover facing up before you start.
The server comes with two 92 mm x 38 mm hot-swap fans in the fan cage assembly. The following
instructions can be used to install any hot-swap fan in the server.
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