Dell T710 owner manual Cooling Fans, Removing a Cooling-Fan Module

Cooling Fans

Your system contains four cooling fan modules placed inside a fan cage.

Removing a Cooling-Fan Module

WARNING: Only trained service technicians are authorized to remove the system cover and access any of the components inside the system. Before you begin this procedure, review the safety instructions that came with the system.

WARNING: The cooling fans can continue to spin for some time after the system has been powered down. Allow time for the fans to stop spinning before handling them.

CAUTION: The system requires at minimum a cooling-fan module to be installed in the outer fan-module slot of the fan cage (see Figure 3-24) at all times to ensure proper system cooling.

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

2Rotate the system feet inward and lay the system on a flat surface.

3Open the system. See "Opening the System" on page 85.

4Press the fan-module release tabs towards each other, and slide the module up and out of the fan cage. See Figure 3-24.

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Installing System Components