- Notes, cautions, and warnings
- Dell PowerEdge T30 system overview
- Documentation resources
- Technical specifications
- Initial system setup and configuration
- System Setup
- Installing and removing system components
- Safety instructions
- Before working inside your system
- After working inside your system
- Recommended tools
- System cover
- Bezel
- Inside the system
- Power switch
- Chassis intrusion switch
- Input/Output (I/O) panel
- Hard drives
- Removing the hard drive cage
- Installing the hard drive cage
- Removing a 3.5-inch hard drive carrier from the hard drive cage
- Installing a 3.5-inch hard drive carrier in the hard drive cage
- Removing a 2.5-inch hard drive(s) from the optical drive bay
- Installing a 2.5-inch hard drive(s) in the optical drive bay
- Removing a 3.5-inch hard drive carrier from the hard drive bay
- Installing a 3.5-inch hard drive carrier in the hard drive bay
- Removing a hard drive from a hard drive carrier
- Installing a hard drive into a hard drive carrier
- Optical drive
- System memory
- System fan
- Expansion cards
- Processors and heat sinks
- Power supply unit
- System battery
- System board
- Using system diagnostics
- Jumpers and connectors
- Troubleshooting your system
- Minimum to POST
- Troubleshooting system startup failure
- Troubleshooting external connections
- Troubleshooting the video subsystem
- Troubleshooting a USB device
- Troubleshooting a serial input and output device
- Troubleshooting a NIC
- Troubleshooting a wet system
- Troubleshooting a damaged system
- Troubleshooting the system battery
- Troubleshooting power supply units
- Troubleshooting cooling fans
- Troubleshooting system memory
- Troubleshooting an optical drive
- Troubleshooting a drive
- Troubleshooting expansion cards
- Troubleshooting processors
- Getting help
Dell PowerEdge T30 Owner's Manual
Removing the system fan
Prerequisites
CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that are shipped with your product.
CAUTION: Never operate your system with the system fan removed. System can overheat and result in shutdown of the system and loss of data.
CAUTION: Do not operate the system with the cover removed for a duration exceeding 5 minutes.
- Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
- Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
- Disconnect the system fan power cable from the system board.
Steps
- Stretch the grommets that secure the fan to the
chassis to ease the removal of the fan.
CAUTION: Do not remove or install the system fan by holding the fan blades.
- Hold the system fan by the side and push it out of the grommet.
- Repeat steps 1 and 2 to release all four sides
of the system fan.
Figure 1. Removing the system fan 
Next steps
- Install the system fan.
- Connect the system fan power cable to the system board.
- Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section.
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