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Installing the air baffle

Use this information to install a air baffle in the blade server.

Notes
  1. The following illustration shows how to install the air baffle in a blade server.
  2. The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware.

To install the air baffle, complete the following steps.
Graphic illustrating installing the air baffle

Graphic illustrating installing the air baffle

  1. Bend the air baffle (as shown in the illustration).
  2. Remove the 4 sticker covers from the air baffle.
  3. Align the hole on the air baffle with the system board (as shown in the illustration).
  4. Stick the air baffle on the system board, components, and the storage filler. Make sure the air baffle is installed securely.
  5. Install heat sink 1 (see Installing a microprocessor and heat sink).
  6. Install the cover onto the blade server (see Installing the blade server cover).
  7. Install the blade server into the BladeCenter unit (see Installing the blade server in a BladeCenter unit).