Replacing An External Fan - IBM eServer xSeries 255 Option Installation Manual

1. Remove the server cover (see "Removing the top cover and bezel" on page 15).
2. Press the fan-release latch in the direction indicated by the arrow on the latch.
3. Grasp the fan handle and lift the fan out of the server.
4. Slide the replacement fan into the fan connector until it snaps into place.
5. Press the fan handle down until it snaps into place.
6. Reinstall the server cover (see "Installing the top cover and bezel" on page 68).

Replacing an external fan

If you are replacing one of the three external fans (fans 7 through 9):
Attention:
assembly in bay 8 is not interchangeable with the fan assemblies in bays 7 and 9.
Be sure to install the correct replacement fan assembly into the corresponding fan
bay.
Hot-swap
fan
External fan
LED
1. Firmly grasp the fan-release latch; then, press and hold the fan-release latch
2. Align the tabs on the replacement fan assembly with the corresponding slots on
Attention: To ensure proper system cooling, do not leave the top cover off
the server for more than 30 minutes.
This moves the fan handle to the open position.
Fan bay 8 is a different size from fan bays 7 and 9; therefore, the fan
Slots
Tabs
Fan-release
Fan 7
latch
Fan 8
while pulling the fan assembly out of the server.
the fan bay; then, slide the tabs into the slots.
Fan 9
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