Replacing Fans F8-F10

1. Put on the ESD wrist strap and attach it to the ground receptacle on the front of the SSA.
2. Remove the side panel from the SSA by unscrewing the eight zinc (silver) screws from the side panel.
   See Removing the Side Panel of the SSA.
3. Set the side panel upside down to view the label on the inside of the side panel that indicates the position of each fan.
   See Underside of the SSA Side Panel.
4. Disconnect and remove fan F7 to access the F8-F10 bank of connectors, located behind fan F7.
   See Connecting an F8-F10 Fan (Fan F8 Example), which shows the connectors for the F8-F10 fans.
5. Lift the failed fan out of the chassis.
6. Disconnect the failed fan from the appropriate connector.
   • F8 connector: left connector
   • F9 connector: middle connector
   • F10 connector: right connector
7. Unwind the replacement fan‘s cables.
8. Remove the cable clip from the replacement fan. You may discard the cable clip.
   See Removing a Fan‘s Cable Clip.

   

   Removing a Fan‘s Cable Clip

   

   1 = Fan cables

   2 = Cable clip

9. With the label side of the replacement fan facing into the SSA and the cable on the left, connect the replacement fan to the chassis connector.
   See Connecting an F8-F10 Fan (Fan F8 Example).

   

   Connecting an F8-F10 Fan (Fan F8 Example)

   

   1 = Fan F8 connector	3 = Fan F8
   2 = F8-F10 cable management clip

10. Feed the excess fan cable into the cable management clip.
    See Connecting an F8-F10 Fan (Fan F8 Example).
11. Position the cables of the F8-F10 fans on the floor of the SSA.
12. Position the F8-F10 fans on top of their cables.
13. Reinstall fan F7.
14. Reinstall the side panel of the SSA.