PowerEdge: How to Remove and Install Cooling Fans and Assembly.

Summary: This article provides a step-by-step guide on how to remove and install a cooling fan on a Dell system, applicable to both standard and high-performance fans. The guide covers the removal and installation of the cooling fan assembly. ...

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Instructions

Prerequisites

Ensure you have the following:

  • A replacement cooling fan
  • A clean and static-free work area
  • The system power cable disconnected from the system

 

 

Removing a Cooling Fan

  1. Press the release tab and lift the cooling fan out of the cooling fan assembly

removing the fan

 

 

Installing a Cooling Fan

  1. Holding the release tab, align the connector at the base of the cooling fan with the connector on the system board
  2. Slide the cooling fan into the cooling fan assembly until the release tab locks into place

Installing the fan

 

 

Removing the Cooling Fan Assembly

  1. Lift the release levers to unlock the cooling fan assembly from the system
  2. Hold the release levers, and lift the cooling fan assembly away from the system

removing the fan assembly

 

 

Installing the Cooling Fan Assembly

  1. Align the guide rails on the cooling fan assembly with the standoffs on the system
  2. Lower the cooling fan assembly into the system until the cooling fan connectors engage with the connectors on the system board
  3. Press the release levers to lock the cooling fan assembly into the system

installing the fan assembly

Additional Information

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Affected Products

PowerEdge R240, PowerEdge R250, PowerEdge R260, PowerEdge R340, PowerEdge R350, PowerEdge R360, PowerEdge R440, PowerEdge R450, PowerEdge R540, PowerEdge R550, PowerEdge R640, PowerEdge R6415, PowerEdge R650, PowerEdge R650xs, PowerEdge R6515 , PowerEdge R6525, PowerEdge R660, PowerEdge R660xs, PowerEdge R6615, PowerEdge R6625, PowerEdge R670, PowerEdge R740, PowerEdge R740XD, PowerEdge R740XD2, PowerEdge R7415, PowerEdge R7425, PowerEdge R750, PowerEdge R750XA, PowerEdge R750xs, PowerEdge R7515, PowerEdge R7525, PowerEdge R760, PowerEdge R760XA, PowerEdge R760xd2, PowerEdge R760xs, PowerEdge R7615, PowerEdge R7625, PowerEdge R770, PowerEdge R840, PowerEdge R860, PowerEdge R940, PowerEdge R940xa, PowerEdge R960, PowerEdge T340, PowerEdge T350, PowerEdge T360, PowerEdge T440, PowerEdge T550, PowerEdge T560, PowerEdge T620, PowerEdge T630, PowerEdge T640, POWEREDGE VRTX ...
Article Properties
Article Number: 000234366
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 17 Dec 2024
Version:  4
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