Owners Manual

Removing the air shroud

Prerequisites

CAUTION: Never operate your system with the air shroud removed. The system may get overheated quickly, resulting in

shutdown of the system and loss of data

CAUTION: Never operate a two-processor system without the air shroud. The system may get overheated quickly, resulting in

shutdown of the system and loss of data.

1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

2 Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.

3 If installed, remove the full length PCIe cards.

4 If applicable, remove the GPU cards.

5 If required, remove the two fans.

Step

Hold the air shroud at both ends and lift it away from the system.

Figure 22. Removing air shroud

Next step

If applicable, install the air shroud.

Installing the air shroud

Prerequisites

1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

2 If applicable, route the cables inside the system along the system wall and secure the cables by using the cable latch.

Steps

1 Align the tabs on the air shroud with the slots on the system.

2 Lower the air shroud into the system until it is rmly seated.

Installing and removing system components