Servicing Boards and Components 149
■ “Servicing Paddle Cards” on page 174
▼ Remove the Fan Power Board
If you are removing the fan power boards to access the paddle card or hard drive
cage, you must remove the server from the rack. See “Remove the Server From the
Rack” on page 64.
1. Power off the server.
See “Removing Power From the System” on page 60.
2. Disconnect the power cables.
3. Extend the server into the maintenance position.
See “Extend the Server to the Maintenance Position” on page 63.
Note – If you are removing the fan power boards to service the paddle card or hard
drive cage, you must remove the server from the rack. See the topic “Remove the
Server From the Rack” on page 64.
4. Attach an antistatic wrist strap.
5. Remove the top cover.
See “Remove the Top Cover” on page 67.
6. Remove the fan modules.
Note – If you are replacing a defective fan power board, remove only the fan
modules needed to access the fan power board.
See “Remove a Fan Module” on page 131.
7. Remove the Phillips screw that secures the fan power board to the chassis.