Installing The Cooling Shroud; Cooling Fans; Removing A Cooling Fan - Dell E31S Series Owner's Manual

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Safety instructions

Installing the cooling shroud

Prerequisites
CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform troubleshooting and
simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and
support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow
the safety instructions that are shipped with your product.
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
3. If applicable, route the cables inside the system along the chassis wall and secure the cables by using the cable-securing bracket.
Steps
1. Align the tabs on the cooling shroud with the securing slots on the chassis.
2. Lower the cooling shroud into the chassis until it is firmly seated.
Next steps
1. If removed, install the full-length PCIe card.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section.
Related tasks
Before working inside your system
Installing an expansion card into the expansion card riser 2 or 3
Installing an expansion card into the expansion card riser 1
After working inside your system
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Safety instructions

Cooling fans

Your system supports six hot-swappable cooling fans.
NOTE: In the event of a problem with a particular fan, the fan number is referenced by the system management
software, allowing you to easily identify and replace the proper fan by noting the fan numbers on the cooling fan
assembly.

Removing a cooling fan

Prerequisites
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform troubleshooting and
simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and
support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow
the safety instructions that are shipped with your product.
CAUTION: The cooling fans are hot-swappable. To maintain proper cooling while the system is on, replace only one fan
at a time.
62 Installing and removing system components