• Read “Installation Guidelines” on page 27 to ensure that you work safely.
• Power off the server and disconnect all power cords for this task.
• Prevent exposure to static electricity, which might lead to system halt and loss of data, by keeping static-
sensitive components in their static-protective packages until installation, and handling these devices with
an electrostatic-discharge wrist strap or other grounding system.
Procedure
Step 1. Prepare your server.
a. Remove the top cover. See “Remove the top cover” on page 106.
b. Remove all the installed drives and fillers (if any) from the drive bays. See “Remove a hot-swap
drive” on page 37.
c. Record the cable connections, and then disconnect all cables from the backplanes.
Step 2. Gently press and hold the tab on the rear hot-swap drive cage as shown and remove the air baffle
from the rear hot-swap drive cage.
Figure 19. Air baffle removal
Step 3. Disconnect the cables from the 2.5-inch rear drive backplane.
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