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Installing the DIMM air baffle

The following illustration shows how to install the DIMM air baffle.

DIMM air baffle

PCI riser-card

assembly 1

To install the DIMM air baffle, complete the following steps:

1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and “Installation guidelines”

on page 37.

2. Make sure that the server and peripheral devices are turned off (see “Turning

off the server” on page 22) and that all power cords and external cables are

disconnected.

3. Remove the cover (see “Removing the cover” on page 45).

4. Make sure that PCI riser-card assembly 1 is removed (see “Removing a PCI

riser-card assembly” on page 46).

5. Align the DIMM air baffle with the DIMMs and the back of the fans.

6. Lower the air baffle into place.

7. Install PCI riser-card assembly 1, if needed (see “Installing a PCI riser-card

assembly” on page 47.

Attention: For proper cooling and airflow, replace all air baffles before you turn on

the server. Operating the server with any air baffle removed might damage server

components.

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General

Form Factor	2U Rack
Chipset	Intel 5520
Max Processors	2
Processor	Intel Xeon 5600 series
Memory	Up to 192GB DDR3
Network Interface	Dual-port Gigabit Ethernet
Hard Drive Bays	Up to 16 x 2.5" or 6 x 3.5"
RAID Support	RAID 0, 1, 10
Memory Slots	18 DIMM slots
Operating System Support	Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, VMware