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Fan assembly and air baffle removal and replacement
Complete the following steps to remove the fan assembly and air baffle.
10. Remove the fan at each end of the fan bracket (fans 1 and 6). See "Hot-swap
11. Remove or loosen the screws (depending on the type of screw) holding the fan
12. Lift the fan bracket and air baffle together from the server and set them aside.
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IBM eServer xSeries x382 Type 8834: Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide
1. Review the "Safety information" on page 95 and "Installation guidelines" on
page 43.
2. Turn off the server and all attached devices, see "Turning off the server" on
page 9.
3. Disconnect all external cables and power cords.
4. Remove the cover (see "Cover removal and replacement" on page 49).
5. Remove the PCI riser assembly (see "PCI riser assembly removal and
replacement" on page 57).
6. Remove the four screws securing the air baffle.
7. Remove the screw securing the cable management plate on the fan bracket;
then, remove the cable management plate.
8. Disconnect the P1 cable from the front panel board, and the SCSI backplane
F2 cable from the SCSI backplane board. Lift the cables out of the cable
channel in the fan bracket and move them out of the way.
9. Remove the two screws from the cable channel.
fan removal and replacement" on page 52.
bracket in place located:
v Beneath fans 1 and 6
v In the cable channel
v On the outside of the chassis, at each end of the fan bracket
Fan 1
Internal
captive
screws
Fan / peripheral
bay captive screw
External
captive screw
Cable
management
bracket
Fan 6
Cable
management
bracket screw
External
captive screw
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