Hard Drive Bays; Figure 13. Cpu/Memory Air Duct - Intel SR1425BK1 - Entry Server Platform Technical Specifications

Intel® Server Chassis SC1400UP / Intel® Server Platform SR1425BK1-E
designed to support either a single or dual processor configuration. For single processor
configurations the pre-installed air damn must be left in place in order to maintain necessary air
pressure and air flow through the processor heat sink. For dual processor configurations, the
air damn must be snapped off of the CPU air duct. The CPU air duct cannot be installed if the
air damn is in place and two processors are installed.

Figure 13. CPU/Memory Air Duct

Note: If the CPU/Memory air duct is removed, the system will not meet the thermal cooling
requirements of the processor, which will most likely result in degraded performance as a result
of throttling or thermal shutdown of the system.
Note: Once the air damn is removed from the CPU air duct, it cannot be reinstalled.
2.4

Hard Drive Bays

Hard drive bays must be populated in order to maintain system thermals. Hard drive trays, both
hot-swap and cabled drive, must ether have a hard drive or drive blank installed in them.
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