
Dell PowerEdge XE9685L Installation and Service Manual
Installing the CPU cooling fan cage assembly
Prerequisites
- Follow the safety guidelines listed in
the Safety instructions. CAUTION: Ensure that the cables inside the system are correctly installed and retained by the cable retention bracket before installing the cooling fan cage assembly. Incorrectly installed cables may get damaged.
- Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.
- Remove the rear support bracket.
- Remove the air shroud
- Remove the cooling fans
Steps
- Lower the cooling fan cage assembly into the system until seated firmly.
- Using a Phillips 2 screwdriver, with the torque value of 6±10% lbf-in to
tighten the four screws to lock the cooling fan cage assembly into the
system.
Figure 1. Installing the CPU cooling fan cage assembly 
- Lift the cable access and route the cables connecting from front to the rear of the system routed through the cable access. Using a Phillips 1 screwdriver, with the torque value of 4±10% lbf-in to tighten the captive screw on cable access door.
Next steps
- Install the CPU cooling fan
- Install the air shroud
- Install the rear support bracket
- Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system.
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