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Removing the air baffle

Use this information to remove the air baffle from the server.

Read the safety information in Safety and Installation guidelines.

If you are replacing a server component or an optional device in the server, you need to turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cords and all external cables.

To remove the air baffle, complete the following steps.

  1. Read the safety information that begins in the begin of this documentation.
  2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and all external cables, if necessary.
  3. Remove the cover (see Removing the cover).
  4. Grasp the air baffle; then, lift it up out of the server and set it aside.
    Figure 1. Air baffle removal
    Air baffle removal
    Attention
    For proper cooling and airflow, replace the air baffle before you turn on the server. Operating the server with the air baffle removed might damage server components.