ClearCube R-Series Data Center Products - Manual (Page 116)

92 • Hardware Upgrade and Replacement Procedures R-Series Data Center Products User’s Guide
Ensure that you do not loosen memory modules, voltage regulator modules
(VRMs), or other components.
6. From the second tier of the blade, unscrew both screws that secure the fan bracket
to the blade. Be sure the remember the orientation and position of each fan.
Figure 51 CPU Fan Bracket Screws
7. Remove the fan by lifting up the fan bracket and withdraw it from the blade. Make
sure that the fan’s power cable does not catch on the blade frame when you
remove the fan.
8. R3040S CPU fans are wrapped in insulating foam to reduce vibration. Remove
the fan and foam from the metal fan bracket.
a. Grasp the power cord exiting from the bottom of the fan. Gently move the
cable from the side of the bracket to the center, so that the socket on the end of
the cable does not catch on the bracket when you remove the fan.
b. Place the fan on a solid surface, such as the top of a table. Hold the bracket in
one hand and pull the fan up. Push out on the flanges on the top of the bracket
to make removal easier. Remove any insulating foam from the inside of the
fan bracket.
NOTE
Remember the side of the fan from which the power cord exits
so you can place the replacement cable in the same position.
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