Removing A Hot-Swap Fan - IBM x3400 7975 Problem Determination And Service Manual

Removing a hot-swap fan

Attention:
v Replace a failed fan within 48 hours.
v To ensure proper cooling and airflow, do not operate the server for more than 30
To remove a hot-swap fan, complete the following steps.
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and "Installation guidelines"
2. Unlock and remove the side cover (see "Removing the side cover" on page
3. Take your finger and slide the orange release tab on the fan in the direction
4. If you are instructed to return the fan, follow all packaging instructions, and use
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minutes with the side cover removed.
on page 95.
100).
indicated by the arrow on the top of the fan to unlock the fan handle. Grasp the
fan handle and pull the fan out of the fan cage assembly.
Hot-swap fan
any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.