Removing The Air Baffle - IBM x3100 M5 Type 5457 Installation And Service Manual

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Removing the air baffle

This procedure applies only to 4U server models with non-hot-swap power

To remove the air baffle, complete the following steps.

1. Read the safety information in "Safety" on page vii and "Installation

2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and

3. Unlock and remove the side cover (see "Removing the side cover" on page 38).

4. Carefully turn the server on its side so that it is lying flat, with the system

5. Grasp the top of the air baffle and lift it out of the server.

Figure 82. Air baffle removal for 4U server model with non-hot-swap power supplies

6. If you are instructed to return the air baffle, follow all packaging instructions,

System x3100 M5 Type 5457: Installation and Service Guide

guidelines" on page 35.

all external cables (see "Turning off the server" on page 26).

board facing up.

Attention: Do not allow the server to fall over.

Attention: For proper cooling and airflow, reinstall the air baffle, making sure

all cables are out of the way, before you turn on the server. Operating the

server with the air baffle removed might damage server components.

and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.