Cooling Fans - Dell 4100 Service Manual

4-16 Dell PowerEdge 4100/180 and 4100/200 Systems Service Manual
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fan carrier
cooling fan
Figure 4-15. Cooling Fan Removal
To remove a cooling fan, follow these steps:
NOTES: This procedure can be performed with the computer turned on.
The middle fan is normally turned off by server management; this fan is turned
on only if one of the other fans fails.
1. Remove the left computer cover.
2. Disconnect the cooling fan's power cable from its respective FAN con-
nector on the system board.
3. Press down the catch on the fan carrier, and remove the fan carrier
from the chassis.
4. Remove the cooling fan from the fan carrier by releasing the two fan
retention tabs inside the carrier.
catch
retention
tab (2)