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Remove the air baffle

Use this information to remove the air baffle.

Before removing the air baffle:

  1. Power off the server. See Power off the server.

  2. Disconnect power cords from both power supplies, which are located in the rear of the server.

  3. Record the location of the cables in the front of the PCIe adapters that are installed in the I/O expansion cage at the front of the server, and disconnect the cables.

  4. Disconnect the management port cable from the management port in the I/O expansion cage, if necessary.

  5. Loosen the two captive screws located on the front of the server. If necessary, use a P2 screwdriver to loosen the screws.

  6. Pull the server forward until the slide rails click into place.

  7. Remove the top cover. See Remove the top cover.

To remove the air baffle, complete the following steps:

Figure 1. Removing the air baffle
Graphic depicting the removal of the air baffle

  1. Loosen the two captive screws on the air baffle.
  2. Push the air baffle toward the rear of the server; then, 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.

Demo video

Watch the procedure on YouTube