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Remove the front air baffle

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

About this task

Attention

  • Read Installation Guidelines and Safety inspection checklist to ensure that you work safely.

  • Power off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and all external cables. See Power off the server.

  • If the server is installed in a rack, slide the server out on its rack slide rails to gain access to the top covers, or remove the server from the rack. See Remove the server from rails.

  • If you intend to install memory modules in the server, you must first remove the air baffle from the server.

Procedure

  1. Remove the front top cover. See Remove the front top cover.
  2. If a flash power module is installed, disconnect the cable of the RAID flash power module from the extension cable.
    Figure 1. Disconnecting cable from flash power module
    Disconnecting cable from flash power module
  3. If an M.2 boot adapter is installed, disconnect the cables from the M.2 boot adapter.
    SATA/x4 NVMe M.2 boot adapter
    Figure 2. Disconnecting cable from SATA/x4 NVMe M.2 boot adapter
    Disconnecting cable from SATA/x4 NVMe M.2 boot adapter
    SATA/NVMe or NVMe M.2 boot adapter
    Figure 3. Disconnecting cable from SATA/NVMe or NVMe M.2 boot adapter
    Disconnecting cable from SATA/NVMe or NVMe M.2 boot adapter
    1. Loosen the screw on the signal cable.
    2. Tilt the connector and remove it.
    3. Remove the power cable.
    RAID SATA/NVMe M.2 boot adapter
    Figure 4. Disconnecting cable from RAID SATA/NVMe M.2 boot adapter
    Disconnecting cable from RAID SATA/NVMe M.2 boot adapter
    1. Unhook the wire bail on the cable from the connector.
    2. Disconnect the cables from the M.2 boot adapter.
  4. Lift the cables routed through the front air baffle and set them aside.
    Figure 5. Lifting cable out of front air baffle
    Lifting cable out of front air baffle
  5. Grasp the front air baffle and carefully lift it out of the chassis.
    Attention
    For proper cooling and airflow, reinstall the front and rear air baffles before you turn on the server. Operating the server with the air baffle removed might damage server components.
    Figure 6. Removing front air baffle
    Removing front air baffle

After you finish

  1. If you plan to replace the front air baffle, remove the following.

    1. Remove all flash power modules. See Remove a flash power module.

    2. Remove the M.2 boot adapter. See Remove the M.2 boot adapter.

  2. Install a replacement unit. See Install the front air baffle.

  3. If you are instructed to return the component or optional device, follow all packaging instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.

Demo video

Watch the procedure on YouTube