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Air baffle replacement

Use this information to remove and install the air baffle.

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.

The air baffle varies by the server hardware configuration. Select the appropriate air baffle for your server.

Table 1. Air baffles
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The server has no middle drive cage or GPU adapter installed.Standard air baffle
Standard air baffle

The server has GPU adapters installed, but no middle drive cage or rear drive cage installed.
Note
The GPU kit also comes with an add-on GPU air baffle for the GPU. For details, see Install a GPU adapter.
Air baffle for GPU
Air baffle for GPU

The server has the middle 8 x 2.5-inch drive cage installed.Air baffle for middle 8 x 2.5-inch drive cage
Air baffle for GPU

The server has the middle 4 x 3.5-inch drive cage installed.Air baffle for middle 4 x 3.5-inch drive cage
Air baffle for GPU

Note
The replacement procedures for the air baffles are the same. The illustrations in this topic use the standard air baffle as an example.