Dell PowerEdge 4600

Chassis

Fans

Six fans are mounted mid-chassis and are individually hot-swappable from the top. The top panel will slide toward the rear of the chassis to expose the fan bay for access.

Click on the circled areas within the picture below to see a close-up of the six system fans. When the picture of the fans is displayed, you can click on it to flip the image.

Click on the circled areas within the picture to see a close up of the 6 system fans
Click on this picture to flip the image

Below is a diagram of the fan numbering scheme:

This image displays the 4600's chassis fans, numbered

The Embedded Server Management (ESM3) logic in the system controls the speed of the fans so that system acoustics are lower under normal operating conditions. In the event of a fan failure or over-temperature in the system, the fans are turned to a higher speed in order to prevent system failure. The fans integrated in the power supplies cool the hard drives and peripherals.