Dell PowerEdge R230 Owner's Manual

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Cooling fans

Depending on your system configuration, your system can support up to four cooling fans.

NOTE: : Hot swappable removal or installation of the fans is not supported.

NOTE: : Each fan is listed in the management software of the system, referenced by the respective fan number. If there is a problem with a particular fan, you can easily identify and replace the proper fan by noting down the fan numbers provided on the cooling fans.

The following table shows the number of fans required for different system configurations:

NOTE: : Ensure that you install a cooling fan blank in an empty cooling fan bracket.

Table 1. Number of fans based on system configurationSystems with four 3.5-inch hot swappable or cabled hard drives and expansion cards support four cooling fans. Systems with four 3.5-inch hot swappable or cabled hard drives and without expansion cards support three cooling fans. Systems with two 2.5-inch cabled hard drives and expansion cards support three cooling fans. Systems with two 2.5-inch cabled hard drives and without expansion cards support two cooling fans.
System configuration	Number of fans
Systems with four 3.5-inch hot swappable or cabled hard drives and expansion card	4
Systems with four 3.5-inch hot swappable or cabled hard drives and without expansion card	3
Systems with two 2.5-inch cabled hard drives and expansion card	3
Systems with two 2.5-inch cabled hard drives and without expansion card	2