Removing The Front Fan Cage Assembly - IBM System x3400 Type 7975 Installation Manual

Removing the front fan cage assembly

To remove the front fan cage assembly, complete the following steps:
1. Read the safety information that begins on page v and "Installation guidelines"
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cords and
3. Remove the side cover (see "Removing the side cover" on page 12).
4. Rotate the power-supply cage assembly out of the chassis:
5. Press in on both the fan cage assembly release buttons on the sides of the
on page 9.
all external cables.
v Hot-swap models:
a. Remove the hot-swap power-supply. Press down on the orange release
lever and pull the power supply out of the bay, using the handle.
b. Lift up the power-supply cage handle and pull the power-supply cage
assembly all the way up until the retainer latch locks the cage in place on
the chassis.
v Non-hot-swap models, lift up the power-supply cage handle and pull the
power-supply cage assembly all the way up until the retainer latch locks the
cage in place on the chassis.
chassis to release the fan cage assembly from the connector on the chassis.
Pull the fan cage assembly up and out of the chassis and set it aside.
Fan cage assembly
Fan cage assembly
release buttons
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