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Remove the air baffle

Use this information to remove the air baffle.

Before removing the air baffle:
  1. Remove the top cover. See Remove the top cover.

  2. If there is a RAID super capacitor module installed on the bottom of the air baffle, disconnect the RAID super capacitor module cable first.

To remove the air baffle, complete the following step:

Watch the procedure

A video of this procedure is available at YouTube.

Figure 1. Air baffle removal
Air baffle removal

Grasp the air baffle and carefully lift it out of the server.
Attention
For proper cooling and airflow, install the air baffle before you power on the server. Operating the server with the air baffle removed might damage server components.