Remove the front air baffle

Follow instructions in this section to remove the front air baffle.

Procedure

1. Remove the front top cover. See Remove the front top cover.
2. If a flash power module is installed on the front air baffle, disconnect the flash power module cable from the extension cable.
   Figure 1. Flash power module cable disconnection
   
   
3. If the M.2 backplane is installed on the front air baffle, disconnect the M.2 backplane cables from the M.2 backplane.

   • SATA/NVMe M.2 backplane

     1. Loosen the screw that secures the M.2 backplane cables.
     2. Disconnect the cables from the M.2 backplane.
        Figure 2. SATA/NVMe M.2 backplane cable disconnection
        
        

   • SATA/x4 NVMe M.2 backplane

     Disconnect the M.2 backplane cables from the M.2 backplane.

     Figure 3. SATA/x4 NVMe M.2 backplane cable disconnection
     
     
4. Lift the cables routed through the front air baffle and set them aside.
5. Grasp the front air baffle and carefully lift it out of the chassis.
   Figure 4. Front air baffle removal

   Attention

   For proper cooling and airflow, reinstall the front air baffle and the rear air baffle before you turn on the server. Operating the server with the air baffle removed might damage server components.