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Chapter 5: Chassis Setup and Maintenance
5-8 Checking the System's Air Flow
Proper airflow allows the chassis to keep the server components cooled and prevent
damage. Use the following steps to check airflow after setup and in the unlikely
event the chassis needs to be serviced.
Checking the Server's Air Flow
Make sure that no cables or foreign objects obstruct air flow through the
chassis. Pull all excess cabling out of the airflow path or use shorter cables.
For the SC523 chassis, it is recommended that cables run beside the power
supply as much as possible.
Make sure there are no objects to obstruct airflow in and out of the server.
Do not operate the server without hard drives or dummy drives in the hard
drive trays.
Use recommended server parts only.
The control panel LEDs inform you of system status. See the System Interface sec-
tion of this manual for details on the LEDs and the control panel buttons.
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Once the air shroud is properly installed, you must do the following:
Replace the DVD-ROM drive unit and connect the DVD-ROM drive to the
motherboard.
Replace the hard drive tray. The hard drive tray includes a SAS/SATA or SCSI
backplane. Connect the backplane to the motherboard.
Securely close the chassis cover.
If the chassis will be installed into a rack, proceed to the next chapter for rack
installation instructions.
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