Install the air baffle

Follow instructions in this section to install the air baffle.

About this task

The air baffle you want to install might be different from following illustrations, but the installation method is the same.

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CAUTION

Hazardous energy present. Voltages with hazardous energy might cause heating when shorted with metal, which might result in spattered metal, burns, or both.

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CAUTION

Hazardous moving fan blades nearby. Keep fingers and other body parts away.

Attention

• Read Installation Guidelines and Safety inspection checklist to ensure that you work safely.

• Power off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and all external cables. See Power off the server.

• Prevent exposure to static electricity, which might lead to system halt and loss of data, by keeping static-sensitive components in their static-protective packages until installation, and handling these devices with an electrostatic-discharge wrist strap or other grounding systems.

Procedure

1. If you need to install a RAID flash power module on the back side of the air baffle, install it first. See Install the RAID flash power module.
2. When the server is installed with BF3 adapter, install the additional air baffle 1 and 2 onto the standard air baffle.
   Figure 1. Air baffle 1 and 2 installation
   

   

   
   
   1. Align the screw holes in the air baffle 1 and 2 with the corresponding ones in the standard air baffle.
   2. Install the five screws to secure the air baffle 1 and 2 in place.
3. Align the clips on the air baffle to the sockets on the fan cage.
   Figure 2. Air baffle installation
   

   

   
   
4. Lower the air baffle into the chassis and press the air baffle down until it is securely seated.