Removing the air baffle or midplane drive cage

CAUTION: Do not detach the cable that connects the battery pack to the cache module. Detaching the cable causes any unsaved data in the cache module to be lost.
CAUTION: For proper cooling, do not operate the server without the access panel, baffles, expansion slot covers, or blanks installed. If the server supports hot-plug components, minimize the amount of time the access panel is open.
Procedure
  1. Power down the server.
  2. Remove all power:
    1. Disconnect each power cord from the power source.
    2. Disconnect each power cord from the server.
  3. Do one of the following:
  4. Remove the access panel.
  5. Do one of the following:
    • Remove the air baffle.
      Removing the air baffle
    • Remove the 4LFF midplane drive cage:
      1. Disconnect all cables.
      2. Remove all drives.

        Be sure to note the location of each drive.

      3. Remove the drive cage.
        CAUTION: Do not drop the drive cage on the system board. Dropping the drive cage on the system board might damage the system or components. Remove all drives and use two hands when installing or removing the drive cage.