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Dell PowerEdge T130 Owner's Manual

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Installing the 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.
CAUTION Do not remove or install the system fan by holding the blades.
  1. Ensure that you follow the Safety instructions.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.
NOTE Install the lower two grommets first.

Steps

  1. Hold the cooling fan by the sides with the cable end facing the bottom of the chassis.
  2. Align the four grommets on the chassis with the four holes on the sides of the cooling fan.
  3. Pass the grommets through the corresponding holes on the cooling fan.
  4. Stretch the grommets and slide the cooling fan toward the chassis until it locks into place.
  5. Connect the cooling fan power cable to the connector on the system board.
    Figure 1. Installing the cooling fan
    The figure shows installing the cooling fan.
    1. grommets (4)
    2. cooling fan
    3. cooling fan power cable

Next steps

Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.

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