Installing A Cooling Fan; Removing The Right External Fan - Dell EMC PowerEdge T640 Installation And Service Manual

Installing a cooling fan

The procedure for installing a standard and a high performance fans is identical.
Prerequisites
WARNING: Opening or removing the system cover when the system is on may expose you to a risk of electric shock. Exercise
utmost care while removing or installing cooling fans.
CAUTION: The cooling fans are hot swappable. To maintain proper cooling while the system is on, replace only one fan at a time.
1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in
2 Follow the procedure listed in
Step
Holding the release tab, align the connector at the base of the cooling fan with the connector on the system board.
Figure 41. Installing a cooling fan
Next step
Follow the procedure listed in

Removing the right external fan

Prerequisites
WARNING: Opening or removing the system cover when the system is on may expose you to a risk of electric shock. Exercise
utmost care while removing or installing cooling fans.
96 Installing and removing system components
Safety instructions.
Before working inside your
After working inside your system.
system.