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Removing, baffle

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Removing the air baffle When working with some options, you must first remove the air baffle to access certain components or connectors on the system board. The following illustration shows how to remove the air baffle. Complete the following steps to remove the air baffle: 1. Read the safety information beginning on page Appendix B, "Safety information," on page 117 and "Installation guidelines" on page 23. 2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect all power cords and external cables (see "Turning off the server" on page 7); then, remove the cover (see "Removing the cover" on page 28). 3. Place your fingers into the two handles on the top of the air baffle. 4. Press the handles and lift the air baffle out of the server. Attention: For proper cooling and airflow, replace the air baffle before turning on the server. Operating the server with the air baffle removed might damage server components. Chapter 4. Installing options 29

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Removing
the
air
baffle
When
working
with
some
options,
you
must
first
remove
the
air
baffle
to
access
certain
components
or
connectors
on
the
system
board.
The
following
illustration
shows
how
to
remove
the
air
baffle.
Complete
the
following
steps
to
remove
the
air
baffle:
1.
Read
the
safety
information
beginning
on
page
Appendix
B,
“Safety
information,”
on
page
117
and
“Installation
guidelines”
on
page
23.
2.
Turn
off
the
server
and
peripheral
devices
and
disconnect
all
power
cords
and
external
cables
(see
“Turning
off
the
server”
on
page
7);
then,
remove
the
cover
(see
“Removing
the
cover”
on
page
28).
3.
Place
your
fingers
into
the
two
handles
on
the
top
of
the
air
baffle.
4.
Press
the
handles
and
lift
the
air
baffle
out
of
the
server.
Attention:
For
proper
cooling
and
airflow,
replace
the
air
baffle
before
turning
on
the
server.
Operating
the
server
with
the
air
baffle
removed
might
damage
server
components.
Chapter
4.
Installing
options
29