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Remove the air baffle

Use this information to remove the air baffle.

Read the installation GuidelinesPower off the server for this task
S033
240VA shock hazard
CAUTION

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

S017
moving parts
CAUTION
Hazardous moving fan blades nearby. Keep fingers and other body parts away.

Before removing the air baffle, 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.

After removing the air baffle, begin installing any options that you have purchased.