Cooling shroud
Removing the cooling shroud
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 came with the product.
CAUTION: Never operate your system with the cooling shroud removed. The system may get
overheated quickly, resulting in shutdown of the system and loss of data.
1. Turn off the nodes using the operating system commands, or the iDRAC, or the CMC.
The sled is powered off when all the nodes are turned off.
2. Remove the sled from the enclosure.
3. Remove the cable cover from the cooling shroud.
4. Disconnect the SATA cables from the connectors on the system board.
NOTE: Note the routing of the SATA cables on the cooling shroud as you remove them from
the system board. You must route these cables properly when you replace them, to install the
cable cover.
5. Loosen the two screws securing the cooling shroud to the chassis.
6. Lift the cooling shroud away from the chassis.
Figure 14. Removing and installing the cooling shroud
1. cooling shroud 2. screws (2)
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