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Dell PowerEdge R430 Owner's Manual

Installing a cooling fan

Prerequisites

NOTE The procedure for installing each fan is identical.
  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
  3. Remove the cooling shroud.

  4. If installed, remove the cooling fan blank.

Steps

  1. Lower the fan into the cooling fan bracket.
  2. Connect the power cable to the power cable connector on the system board.
    Figure 1. Installing a cooling fan
    This figure shows installing a cooling fan.
    1. cooling fan
    2. power cable connector
    3. cooling fan bracket
    Figure 2. Installing a cooling fan
    This figure shows installing a cooling fan.

Next steps

  1. Install the cooling shroud.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section.

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