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Cooling fans
Removing the internal cooling fan
Prerequisites
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
2. Follow the procedure listed in
3.
Remove the air
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 56. Removing the internal cooling fan
Next steps
1. Follow the procedure listed in
2.
Install the internal cooling
Installing the internal cooling fan
Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in
2. Follow the procedure listed in
3.
Remove the air
shroud.
4. If installed,
remove the front
Steps
1. Hold the cooling fan by the sides with the cable end facing the bottom of the system.
2. Align the four tabs on the internal cooling fan with the four slots on the system wall.
3. Press and slide the internal cooling fan into the slots until the release tab locks into place.
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Installing and removing system components
Safety
instructions.
Before working inside your
After working inside your
fan.
Safety
instructions.
Before working inside your
bezel.
system.
system.
system.
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