Removing the air baffle or midplane drive cage
Removing the air baffle or midplane drive cage
About this task
About this task
CAUTION: Do not detach the cable that connects the battery pack to the cache module. Detaching the cable causes any
CAUTION:
unsaved data in the cache module to be lost.
CAUTION: For proper cooling, do not operate the server without the access panel, baffles, expansion slot covers, or
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blanks installed. If the server supports hot-plug components, minimize the amount of time the access panel is open.
Procedure
Procedure
1. Power down the server.
2. Remove all power:
a. Disconnect each power cord from the power source.
b. Disconnect each power cord from the server.
3. Do one of the following:
Extend the server from the rack .
Remove the server from the rack .
4. Remove the access panel .
5. Do one of the following:
Remove the air baffle.
Remove the midplane drive cage:
a. Disconnect all cables.
b. Remove all drives.
Be sure to note the location of each drive.
c. Remove the drive cage.
A 4LFF version is shown.
CAUTION: Do not drop the drive cage on the system board. Dropping the drive cage on the system board
CAUTION:
might damage the system or components. Remove all drives and use two hands when installing or removing
the drive cage.
Removing the air baffle or midplane drive cage
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