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Removing the fan, Replacing the fan, Removing and installing power supplies – Dell PowerEdge 1500SC User Manual

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Removing the Fan

1.

 

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

2.

 

Remove the system's right-side cover (see "

Removing the Side Covers

" in "Troubleshooting Your System").

3.

 

Remove the cooling shrouds (see "

Cooling Shrouds

").

4.

 

Remove the two fasteners that secure the fan to the chassis (see

Figure 6

-2

).

a.

 

On the opposite side of the chassis from the fan, push the plunger of each fastener back into the fastener barrel, using the flat surface of a flat-

tipped screwdriver, or other small flat object.

b.

 

On the fan side, grasp the extended head of the fastener and pull the fastener completely out of the chassis wall.

Figure 6-2. Removing the Fan

 

5.

 

Disconnect the fan power cable from the fan connector on the system board (see

Figure 6

-1

).

6.

 

Carefully pull the fan power cable through the hole in the chassis wall and lift the fan out of the chassis.

Replacing the Fan

1.

 

Route the fan power cable through the hole in the chassis wall.

2.

 

Connect the fan power cable to the fan connector on the system board (see

Figure 6

-1

).

3.

 

Place the fan in the hinge bracket and then swing it backward.

4.

 

Secure the fan to the chassis using the two fasteners you removed in step 3 of "

Removing the Fan

."

5.

 

Replace the cooling shrouds (see "

Cooling Shrouds

").

6.

 

Replace the system's right-side cover.

Removing and Installing Power Supplies

Your system might have the single nonredundant power supply or the hot-pluggable dual power supplies.

POWERn

Power connector

PCI FAN

Power connector for the PCI fan

CPU__n

Microprocessor sockets

VRM_n

Voltage regulator module connector

SLOT_n

Expansion card connectors (SLOT_1—SLOT_6)

INTRUSION SW

Intrusion switch connector

USBn

USB connector

NOTE:

For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see "Abbreviations and Acronyms ."