Dell PowerEdge R940 Installation and Service Manual

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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.
  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.

Steps

  1. To remove the air shroud from a two processor configuration system, hold the shroud at both ends and lift it out of the system.
    Figure 1. Removing the air shroud — Two processor system
    This image shows removing the air shroud for two processor system.
  2. To remove the air shroud from a four processor configuration system:
    1. Remove the expansion card risers. See Removing the expansion card riser.
    2. Hook the expansion card riser on the side of the system by using the I/O riser handle on the expansion card riser.
      CAUTION:To avoid damage to the PCIe cables connected to the NVMe cards installed in the expansion card riser, ensure that you hook the riser to the system using the I/O riser handle.
    3. Hold the shroud at both ends and lift it away from the system.
    Figure 2. Removing the air shroud — Four processor system
    This image shows removing the air shroud for four processor system.

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