IBM 8671 - Eserver xSeries 235, Maintenance And Troubleshooting Manual

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Front fan housing
Complete the following steps to remove the blower housing.
Note:
v
Read “Installation guidelines” on page 45.
v
Read the safety notices at “Safety information” on page 169.
v Read “Handling electrostatic discharge-sensitive devices” on page 172.
1. Turn off the server.
2. Disconnect all external cables and power cords from the back of the server.
3. Remove the front bezel (see “Removing the bezel” on page 56).
4. Remove the server cover (see “Removing the left-side cover” on page 55).
5. Remove the two front fans (see “Replacing a hot-swap fan” on page 94).
6. Disconnect and remove adapter cards and spacers (see “Working with
adapters” on page 60).
7. Remove the two central fans (see “Replacing a hot-swap fan” on page 94).
8. Remove the plastic baffle.
9. Remove the DASD backplane (see “DASD backplane” on page 122).
10. Disconnect the fan cable from the system board.
11. Press in the tabs (
1
) with the tip of a flat-blade screwdriver until the housing
releases and tilts up (
2
); then, pull the housing out of the two notches on the
front of the chassis and lift (
3
) the housing out of the server.
12. To replace the blower housing, reverse the previous steps, making sure that
the two tabs are inserted into the notches on the front of the chassis.
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