Dell R510 owner manual 106

1Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from its electrical outlet.

2Open the system. See "Opening the System" on page 87.

3If applicable, remove the cooling shroud. See "Removing the Cooling Shroud" on page 90.

4Disconnect the fan’s power cable from the system board. See Figure 3-16.

NOTE: To remove fans 3 and 4, remove the storage controller card first. See "Removing the Storage Controller Card" on page 129.

NOTE: To remove fan 5 in the twelve–hard-drive systems, remove the internal hard drive bay and carrier. See "Removing an Internal Hard Drive Bay" on page 99.

5Press the release tab while grasping the ends of the fan and lift the fan straight up from the fan bracket. See Figure 3-15 and Figure 3-16.

106

Installing System Components