Dell PowerEdge R530xd Owner's Manual

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Removing the cooling shroud

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 came with the product.
  1. Ensure that you read the Safety instructions.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system .
  3. If connected, disconnect the cables from expansion card (s).
    • NOTE: If required, close the expansion card latch on the cooling shroud to release the full length card.
  4. If installed, remove the expansion card riser.
  • CAUTION: Never operate your system with the cooling shroud removed. The system may get overheated quickly, resulting in shutdown of the system and loss of data.

Steps

By holding the sides of the cooling shroud, lift the cooling shroud away from the system.
Figure 1. Removing and installing the cooling shroud This figure shows removing and installing the cooling shroud.
  1. cooling shroud
  2. cooling shroud alignment slots (2)
  3. cooling shroud alignment pins (2)
  1. Reinstall the cooling shroud.
  2. If removed, reinstall the optional PCIe expansion card riser.
  3. If disconnected, connect the cables to the expansion card(s).
  4. If required, open the expansion-card latch on the cooling shroud to support the full length expansion card.
  5. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system .

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