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Install the air baffle

Follow this procedure to install the air baffle.

About this task

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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.

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

  • Read Installation guidelines to ensure that you work safely.

  • Power off the server and disconnect all power cords for this task.

  • Prevent exposure to static electricity, which might lead to system halt and loss of data, by keeping static-sensitive components in their static-protective packages until installation, and handling these devices with an electrostatic-discharge wrist strap or other grounding system.

Procedure

  1. Make sure that all cables inside the server have been properly routed so that they will not interfere with the air baffle. See Internal cable routing.
    Figure 1. Air baffle installation
    Air baffle installation
  2. Align the tabs on the air baffle with the corresponding slots on the rear of the chassis and the fan cage; then, lower the air baffle into the chassis and press the air baffle down until it is securely seated.

After you finish

  1. Reinstall all the flash power modules. See Install a flash power module.

  2. Reinstall the server cover. See Install the server cover.

  3. Complete the parts replacement. See Complete the parts replacement.

Demo video

Watch the procedure on YouTube