Replacing a Hot-swap Fan Assembly - Netfinity 5600 - Type 8664

Replacing a Hot-swap Fan Assembly

The server comes with three hot-swap fan assemblies.

  -Attention- Replace a fan that has failed within 48 hours to help ensure proper cooling.
Note: You do not need to turn off the power to the server to replace a hot-swap fan assembly.

The following illustrations show the replacement of a hot-swap fan assembly.
Refer to these illustrations while performing the steps in this procedure.

To replace a hot-swap fan assembly:

1.  Remove the cover.
    See 'Removing the left-side cover (tower model)' or 'Removing the cover (rack model)'.

     -Attention- To ensure proper system cooling, do not remove  the top cover for more than 30 minutes during this procedure.

2.  Determine which fan assembly (fan 1 -1-, fan 2 -4-, or fan 3 -9- to replace by checking the fan LEDs on  the diagnostic LED panel (see 'Diagnostics panel LEDs') and the LEDs located on the fan assemblies.
3.  Remove the fan assembly from the server by pressing the orange release latch (-3-, -6-, or -8-)  for the fan and pulling the fan away from the server.
4.  Slide the replacement fan assembly into the server until it clicks into place.
5.  Verify that the FAN LED on the diagnostic panel is not lit.
    If the FAN LED is lit, reseat the fan.
6.  Replace the cover. For a tower model, see 'Completing the tower model installation'.
    For a rack model, see 'Completing the rack model installation'.

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