7-6 Upgrading your Server
Bottom Air Duct
To install or remove the PCI add-in card, you will need to remove the bottom air duct.
IMPORTANT:
duct. No duct installed in the system reduces cooling efficiency and can
affect performance or cause damage due to overheating.
Removal
Follow these steps to remove the bottom air duct.
See the section Preparing your System for Upgrade described earlier to prepare.
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Remove the side cover.
2.
Hold the left side of the bottom air duct, and pull it until the tabs on the left end of the duct
3.
are released from the chassis.
Slide the duct to the left until the tabs on the right end of the duct are released from the
4.
chassis and remove the duct from the chassis.
Do not assemble the server without installing the bottom air
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