60 Installing System Options
Removing a Fan NOTICE: After a fan module is removed from the system, replace it immediately to ensure proper cooling.
1
Identify the failed system fan using the back-panel fan module indicators. See Figure1-7.
Fan 1 is the fan closest to the chassis midplane; Fan 2 is the fan closest to the fan-module handle.
2
Remove the fan module:
a
Press down on the fan-module release tab. See Figure3-2.
b
Rotate the fan-module handle down to eject the fan module.
c
Slide the fan module out of the chassis.
Figure 3-2. Removing and Installing a Fan Module
3
Remove the failed fan:
a
Pull up the fan-release tab. See Figure3-3.
b
Lift up the fan lever.
c
Pull out the fan from the fan module.
1 handle 2 release tab 3 fan module
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