Remove the Air Baffle

1. Prepare the server for service.
   1. Power off the server, and disconnect the power cords from the server power supplies.

      See Powering Down the Server.

   2. Extend the server into the maintenance position.

      See Extend the Server to the Maintenance Position.

   3. Attach an antistatic wrist strap to your wrist and then to a metal area on the chassis.

      See Take Antistatic Measures.

   4. Remove the server top cover.

      See Remove the Server Top Cover.

2. Release the latch for the host bus adapter (HBA) super capacitor tray and rotate the tray [1] in to the upright position [2].
   
   
   
3. Remove the air baffle by lifting the baffle up and out of the server.
   
   
   
4. Set aside the air baffle.
5. Consider your next step:

   • If you removed the air baffle as part of another procedure, return to that procedure.

   • Otherwise, continue to Install the Air Baffle.

Related Topic:

• Install the Air Baffle