Removing A Fan; Installing A Fan - Lenovo ThinkServer RS110 Type 6435 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Removing a fan

The server comes with five replaceable fans.
To remove any of the five replaceable fans, complete the following steps:
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and "Installation guidelines"
2. Turn off the server and all peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cords
3. Remove the server from the rack and remove the cover (see "Removing the
4. Reconnect the power cord; then, turn on the server.
5. Determine which fan to replace by checking the LEDs on the system board (see
6. Turn off the server; then, disconnect the power cord again.
7. Remove the failed fan from the server:
8. If you are instructed to return the fan, follow all packaging instructions, and use

Installing a fan

To install the replacement fan, complete the following steps:
1. Position the replacement fan so that the airflow arrow on the side of the fan
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and all external cables.
cover" on page 60).
Attention: Operating the server for extended periods of time (more than 30
minutes) with the cover removed might damage server components.
"System-board LEDs" on page 10); a lit LED indicates the fan to replace.
a. Disconnect the fan cable from the system board (see "System-board internal
connectors" on page 7 for the location of the fan cable connectors on the
system board). Note the routing of the fan cable to the connector; you will
have to route the fan cable the same way when you install the fan.
b. Grasp the top of the fan with your index finger and thumb and lift the fan out
of the server.
Fan 1
Fan 2
any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.
points toward the rear of the server.
Fan 4
Fan 5
Fan 3