Owners Manual

Figure 18. Installing a hot swappable hard drive into a hot swappable hard drive carrier

1. screw (4)

2. hard drive

3. hard drive carrier

Cooling fans

Your system supports:

• Up to six cooling fans in a redundant PSU configuration.

NOTE: Fan 1 must be installed in a redundant PSU configuration.

NOTE: Hot-swap removal or installation of the fans is not supported.

NOTE: Each fan is listed in the systems management software, referenced by the respective fan

number. If there is a problem with a particular fan, you can easily identify and replace the proper fan

by noting the fan numbers on the cooling fan assembly.

Removing a cooling fan

Prerequisites

CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only

perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as

directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is

not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions

that are shipped with your product.

NOTE: The procedure for removing each fan is identical.

1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions section.

2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.

3. Remove the cooling shroud.

Steps

1. Disconnect the power cable from the power connector on the system board or power interposer

board.

2. Lift the fan out of the cooling fan bracket.