Removing the plastic fan guide, Replacing the plastic fan guide, Cooling shrouds – Dell POWEREDGE 1950 User Manual

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Installing System Components

Removing the Plastic Fan Guide

NOTE:

The plastic fan guide is mounted to the chassis between the fans.

NOTE:

You may need to remove the system from the rack.

1

Remove the cooling fan modules. See "Removing a Cooling Fan Module" on page 48.

2

Remove the system from the rack. See the Rack Installation Guide for your system.

3

Place the system upside-down on a flat surface.

4

Using a #2 Phillips screwdriver, remove the two screws from the bottom of the chassis that secure the fan
bracket.

5

Turn the system right-side up, place it on a flat surface, and then remove the fan bracket.

Replacing the Plastic Fan Guide

1

While the system is out of the rack, and with the top cover removed, place the system on its side on a flat
surface.

2

Place the fan bracket into its location inside the chassis.

3

Holding the fan bracket in place, use a #2 Phillips screwdriver to replace the two screws on the bottom of
the chassis.

4

Place the system right-side up on a flat surface.

5

Replace the cooling fan modules. See "Replacing a Cooling Fan Module" on page 49.

6

Replace the system in the rack. See the Rack Installation Guide for your system.

Cooling Shrouds

Your system contains two cooling shrouds.

•

System board cooling shroud

•

Memory cooling shroud

System Board Cooling Shroud

The system board cooling shroud directs airflow over the system memory modules, channeling the air from the
four fan modules. See Figure 3-5.

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