Removing the air baffle

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

The following illustration shows how to remove a air baffle from a blade server.

Note: The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware.

To remove the air baffle, complete the following steps.

1. Before you begin, read Safety and Installation guidelines.
2. If the blade server is installed in a BladeCenter unit, remove it (see Removing the blade server from the BladeCenter unit for instructions).
3. Carefully lay the blade server on a flat, static-protective surface, with the cover side down.
4. Open the blade server cover (see Removing the blade server cover for instructions).
5. Remove heat sink 1 (see Removing a microprocessor and heat sink for instructions).
6. Sightly disengage the air baffle stickers from the system board.
7. Pull the air baffle up to remove it out of the blade server.
8. If you are instructed to return the air baffle, follow all packaging instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.