Lenovo ThinkSystem SR550 - Install the Air Baffle

Attention: For proper cooling and airflow, install the air baffle before you power on the server. Operating the
server with the air baffle removed might damage server components.
Install the air baffle
Use this information to install the air baffle.
“Read the
installation
Guidelines” on
page 53
“Power off
the server
for this task”
on page 13
To install the air baffle, complete the following steps:
Watch the procedure
A video of this procedure is available at
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYV5R7hVcs-
C9jFjZnXQ6AmTXaIdX6_HJ
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Figure 32. Air baffle installation
Step 1. Align the air baffle tabs with the slots on both sides of the chassis; then, lower the air baffle into the
server.
Step 2. Press the air baffle down until it is securely seated.
Note: Close the retaining clip on each end of the DIMM slot before installing the air baffle for
proper cooling.
Step 3. Install any RAID super capacitor module that you have removed.
Complete the parts replacement. See “Complete the parts replacement” on page 164.
Chapter 3. Hardware replacement procedures 61