How to Replace Fan Board for PowerEdge XE9640

This video will demonstrate the replacement procedure of the fan board for the PowerEdge XE9640.

Prerequisites
Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions.
Power off the system and all attached peripherals.
Disconnect the system from the electrical outlet and disconnect the peripherals.
If applicable, remove the system from the rack.
Remove the system cover.

Remove the cooling fan modules:
Holding the orange (near the lable) and black (near the orange touch point) edges on the fan module, lift the cooling fan module to disconnect from the connector on the fan board.

Remove the cable cover:
Using the Phillips 2 screwdriver, loosen the blue thumb screws.
Pull up the metallic cover to disconnect the cables.
Observe and disconnect the intrusion switch cable from the storage tray that is connected from the system board. Disconnect the drive backplane cables, BOSS power and signal cables, fan board cables from the connectors of the storage tray and keep the cables away from the storage tray.

Removing the cooling fan board:
Using the Phillips 2 screwdriver, remove the screws securing fan board to the storage tray. Holding the fan board, lift it away from the system.
To remove the cables from the PDB of the bottom layer
a) Remove the storage tray:
Using a Phillips 1 screwdriver, remove the screws on the drive cage.
Rotate the handle at an angle and slide the storage tray toward the front of the chassis.
Lift the storage tray out of the system.
NOTE: There is label to show the Storage tray lock and unlock on the left side of the chassis.
NOTE: The numbers on the image do not depict the exact steps. The numbers are for representation of sequence.
b) Remove the system board tray:
Unlock all the four blue plungers on the system board tray.
Rotate the handle upward, and then lock the two blue plungers near to the handle. Slightly (around 2 cm) slide out the system board tray until system board tray triangle mark is fully aligned with chassis triangle mark. Using both the hands, one hand holding the handle and another one holding the system handle, lift the tray out of the chassis.
Disconnect the fan cables connected on the PDB of the bottom layer.
NOTE: This step is optional. Disconnect the fan board cables from the PDB of the bottom layer unless it is required to replace the cables.

Installing the cooling fan board:
Reconnect the fan cables on the PDB of the bottom layer
a) Install the system board tray:
NOTE: Make sure the two blue plungers at the rear of the chassis are unlocked and two blue plungers near to the system board handle are in locked position with handle upward.
NOTE: Make sure chassis inner slide up_down triangle mark is fully aligned with chassis triangle mark.
Using both the hands, one hand holding the handle and another one holding the system handle, align system board tray alignment slot into T-standoffs on chassis.
Hold the system board tray, slide it toward front of the chassis until the tray firmly locks in its place.
Unlock the two blue plungers near to the handle and the handle firmly locks into the chassis.
Lock the four blue plungers.
b) Install the storage tray:
Align and insert the storage tray on the guiding slots of the chassis.
For tray installation, press down the handle and slide the tray into the chassis toward the rear of the system until it is firmly seated.
Using a Phillips 1 screwdriver, tighten the screws to secure on the drive cage.
NOTE: There is label to show the Storage tray lock and unlock on the left side of the chassis.
NOTE: The numbers on the image do not depict the exact steps. The numbers are for representation of sequence.

Reconnect the fan board cables on the fan board into the storage tray.
NOTE: This step is optional. Reconnect the fan board cables from the PDB of the bottom layer unless it is required to replace the cables.
Align and insert the fan board into the slots until it is seated firmly. Using a Phillips 2 screwdriver, tighten the screws to secure the fan board into the storage tray.

Reconnect the intrusion switch bridge cable from the storage tray that is connected from the system board. Reconnect the drive backplane cables, BOSS power and signal cables, fan board cables from the connector of the storage tray.

Install the cooling fan modules:
Align and place the fan module connector horizontally with the connector on the system board.
Press the orange touch point on the cooling fan module until firmly connected.

Install the cable cover:
Push down the metallic cable cover on the storage tray.
NOTE: Route the cables through the cable holder.
Using the Phillips 2 screwdriver, tighten the blue thumb screws.

Replace the system cover.
If applicable, install the system into the rack.
Reconnect the peripherals and connect the system to the electrical outlet, and then power on the system.