Dell EMC PowerEdge R840 Installation and Service Manual

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Installing a cooling fan

Prerequisites

NOTE Opening or removing the system cover when the system is on may expose you to a risk of electric shock. Exercise utmost care while removing or installing cooling fans.
CAUTION The cooling fans are hot swappable. To maintain proper cooling while the system is on, replace only one fan at a time.
  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.
  3. Remove the non-GPU air shroud or GPU air shroud.

Steps

  1. Holding the touch points on the cooling fan, align the connector on 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.
    Figure 1. Installing cooling fan
    This image shows how to install cooling fan.

Next steps

  1. Install the non-GPU air shroud or GPU air shroud.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.

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