Patent ID: 8897008

Claim:
An information handling system comprising: a processor operable to process information; a memory operable to store the information; a circuit board coupled with the processor and the memory, the circuit board operable to communicate the information between the processor and memory; a management controller coupled to the circuit board; a cooling fan socket disposed in the circuit board and interfaced with the management controller, the management controller operable to control power to a cooling fan through the cooling fan socket; and a cooling fan proximate the circuit board and having a plug adapted to couple with the cooling fan socket, the cooling fan having a main body with a motor and a connection arm extending outward from the main body, the connection arm aligning the plug with the cooling fan socket and having a cable trough; wherein the connection arm comprises a removable portion that couples to the main body and decouples from the main body; and wherein the connection arm and main body comprise a coupling point that removeably interfaces wires enclosed in the cable trough to an electrical connector of the main body.