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Chapter 5: Chassis Setup and Maintenance
Six heavy duty fans provide cooling for the chassis. Three fans are located in the
front of the motherboard and three fans are in the rear of the chassis. The fans are
pre-installed in the chassis. Each fan is hot-swappable and can be replaced without
removing any connections.
5-9 System Fans
Replacing a Front Chassis Fan
Front Fan Replacement Procedure
1. Open the chassis cover and determine which fan has failed. Because the fans
are hot-swappable, the chassis does not have to be powered down.
2. Press the fan release tab and lift the failed fan from the chassis. Front fans
must be pulled straight up.
3. Place the new fan into the vacant space in the housing while making sure the
arrows on the top of the fan (indicating air direction) point in the same direction
as the arrows on the other fans. As soon as the fan is connected, it will begin
working.
Figure 5-19. Front Chassis Fans
Fan Release Tab