Removing A Fan - IBM 7979B1U User Manual

To install any of the 10 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 assembly bracket so that the LED
4. Push the new fan into the fan assembly bracket until it clicks into place.
5. Repeat until all the new fans are installed.
If you have other optional devices to install or remove, do so now. Otherwise, go to
"Completing the installation" on page 81.

Removing a fan

The server comes with up to 10 replaceable fans.
Attention:
possible.
To remove any of the 10 replaceable fans, complete the following steps.
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LED
on page 28.
cover (see "Removing the cover" on page 31).
Attention: To ensure proper system cooling, do not remove the top cover for
more than 30 minutes during this procedure.
on top of the fan is toward the left side of the server.
To ensure proper server operation, if a fan fails, replace it as soon as
Hot-swap fan