Removing the air baffle
When you work with some optional devices, you must first remove the air baffle to
access some components or connectors on the system board. The following
illustration shows how to remove the air baffle.
To remove the air baffle, complete the following steps:
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and "Installation guidelines"
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect all power cords and
3. Remove the server top cover (see "Removing the server top cover" on page
4. If you have the optional hot-swap rear hard disk drive cage installed, rotate it up
5. If necessary, remove the PCI riser-card assembly (see "Removing the PCI
6. Grasp the top of the air baffle and lift it out of the server.
on page 35.
external cables (see "Turning off the server" on page 24).
44).
(see "Rotating the optional hot-swap rear hard disk drive cage up" on page 46).
riser-card assembly" on page 46).
Attention:
For proper cooling and airflow, replace the air baffle before you
turn on the server. Operating the server with the air baffle removed might
damage server components.
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