Removing The Air Baffle - Lenovo 5457 Installation And Service Manual

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Figure 19. Side cover removal for 5U server model with hot-swap power supplies
Attention: For proper cooling and airflow, replace the server cover before you turn on the server.
4. If you are instructed to return the side cover, follow all packaging instructions, and use any packaging
materials for shipping that are supplied to you.

Removing the air baffle

This procedure applies only to 4U server models with non-hot-swap power supplies.
To remove the air baffle, complete the following steps.
1. Read the safety information in
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and all external cables (see
"Turning off the server" on page
3. Unlock and remove the side cover (see
4. Carefully turn the server on its side so that it is lying flat, with the system board facing up.
Attention: Do not allow the server to fall over.
5. Grasp the top of the air baffle and lift it out of the server.
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"Safety" on page v and
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"Removing the side cover" on page
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