Installing A Hot-Swap Fan - Lenovo ThinkServer RD220 3797 Series Installation And User Manual

4. Lift the fan out of the server, holding the vertical tabs 1 .
5. Replace the fan within 30 seconds (see "Installing a hot-swap fan").
If you have other optional devices to install or remove, do so now. Otherwise, go to
"Completing the installation" on page 100.

Installing a hot-swap fan

The server comes with three replaceable double-fans. For proper cooling, the
server requires that all three fans be installed at all times.
Attention:
Have a replacement fan ready to install as soon as you remove the failed fan.
The fans use system-board fan connectors 2, 4, and 6 only. Table 11 lists the fan
connector on the system board for each double-fan. See "System-board internal
connectors" on page 24 for the locations of the fan connectors.
To install any of the three replaceable fans, complete the following steps:
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and "Installation guidelines"
2. If you have not done so already, slide the server out of the rack and remove the
3. Orient the new fan over its position in the fan bracket 1 so that the connector
To ensure proper server operation, if a fan fails, replace it immediately.
Table 11. Fan connectors on the system board
Fan number
1
2
3
on page 33.
cover (see "Removing the cover" on page 37).
Attention: To ensure proper system cooling, do not remove the top cover for
more than two minutes during this procedure.
on the bottom aligns with the fan connector on the system board.
Chapter 5. Installing optional devices and replacing customer replaceable units
System board fan connector
2
4
6
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