3Place your fingers in the holes on the top of the fan and pull the fan out of the fan tray. Wait until the fan blades stop rotating before you put the fan down.

4Insert the new fan into the fan assembly. Make sure the direction of rotation and airflow match the direction and airflow of the fan you removed.

5Close the case. (See “Closing the case” on page 31.)

Replacing the fan power distribution board

The fan power distribution board rests in the bottom of the fan tray and distributes power to all of the fans and the fan status LEDs. The fan power distribution board also provides hardware monitoring for all fans.

To replace the power supply:

1Turn off the server and disconnect the power cord and all peripherals.

2Remove both top panels. (See “Opening the case” on page 26 and “Preventing static electricity discharge” on page 25.)

3Remove all of the fans from the fan tray.

90Replacing and Adding Internal Devices