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Installing a fan
The server supports up to six hot-swap cooling fans. The server comes with five
fans that service the primary microprocessor and the DIMMs.
If you install a second microprocessor in the server, you must install one additional
fan.
If you must replace a failed fan, see the instructions in the Problem Determination
and Service Guide.
Attention:
To install an additional hot-swap fan, complete the following steps:
1. Read the safety information that begins on page v and "Installation guidelines"
2. Lift the two fan doors on the top of the server.
3. Orient the new fan over its position in the fan assembly bracket so that the
To ensure proper operation, replace a failed fan as soon as possible.
on page 23.
airflow indicator on the orange pull tab at the top of the fan points to the rear of
the server.
Fan 1
O W
F L
A IR
Fan 2
W
L O
R F
A I
Air baffle
Fan 3
Fan 4
Fan 5
Fan 6
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