Removing And Installing The Dimm Air Baffle; Removing The Dimm Air Baffle; Installing The Dimm Air Baffle - Lenovo ThinkServer RD210 Hardware Maintenance Manual

6. Turn on the peripheral devices and the server.

Removing and installing the DIMM air baffle

To remove and install the DIMM air baffle, complete the steps in this section.

Removing the DIMM air baffle

To remove the DIMM air baffle, complete the following steps:
1. Read the safety information in Chapter 2 "Safety information" on page 3 and "Installation guidelines"
on page 67.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and all external cables.
Note: When you disconnect the power source from the server, you will lose the ability to view the LEDs
because the LEDs will not be lit with the power source removed. Before disconnecting the power source,
make a note of which LEDs are lit, including the LEDs that are lit on the operation information panel,
the EasyLED panel, and LEDs that are lit inside the server on the system board; then, see the Hardware
Maintenance Manual for information on how to solve the problem.
3. Grasp the DIMM air baffle
on the system board to the left of DIMM connector 8.
4. Remove it from the server and set it aside.

Installing the DIMM air baffle

Attention: For proper cooling and airflow, replace the air baffle before you turn on the server. Operating the
server with the air baffle removed might damage server components.
To install the DIMM air baffle, complete the following steps:
1. Read the safety information in Chapter 2 "Safety information" on page 3 and "Installation guidelines" on
page 67 .
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and all external cables, if
necessary.
3. Align the DIMM air baffle
with the pin hole 3 next to DIMM connector 8 on the system board and lower it into the server.
2 and lift the baffle up, making sure that the pin
2 over the DIMMs so that the baffle pin
.
Chapter 7 Installing optional devices and replacing customer replaceable units
1 comes out of the pin hole
1 on the left side of the air baffle aligns
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