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Installing System Components 97
Fan Brackets
Removing the Fan Brackets
CAUTION: Only trained service technicians are authorized to remove the system
cover and access any of the components inside the system. See your Product
Information Guide for complete information about safety precautions, working
inside the computer, and protecting against electrostatic discharge.
1
Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect
the system from the electrical outlet.
2
Open the system. See "Opening the System" on page 71.
3
Remove the fans from the fan bracket. See "Removing a System Fan" on
page 82.
4
Remove the expansion cards from riser 2. See "Removing an Expansion
Card" on page 92.
5
Remove the expansion-card riser 2. See "Removing Expansion-Card Riser
2" on page 101.
6
Remove all three cooling shrouds. See "Cooling Shrouds" on page 94.
7
For the processor fan bracket only:
Remove the SAS controller daughter
card. See "Removing a SAS Controller Daughter Card" on page 86.
8
Remove the fan bracket from the system:
a
Press and hold down on the release latch on the left side of the fan
bracket. See Figure 3-16.
b
Slide the fan bracket toward the release latch to disengage from the
system board tray. See Figure 3-16.
c
Lift the bracket out of the system.