Control Panel Assembly - IBM System x3500 Service Manual

4. Install the left-side cover and close the bezel.
5. Reconnect power cords and external cables.

Control panel assembly

To remove the control panel assembly, complete the following steps.
10. Press on the release latch while you pull the assembly toward the rear of the
To install a replacement control panel assembly, complete the following steps:
1. Angle the assembly so that the edge of the assembly is in the guide slot.
2. Slide the assembly forward until it clicks into place.
3. Connect the operator information LED assembly cable into the system board.
4. Install the fan cage and air baffle.
5. Rotate the power-supply cage back into place and install the power supply.
6. Install the left-side cover and close the bezel.
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IBM System x3500 Type 7977: Problem Determination and Service Guide
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and "Handling
static-sensitive devices" on page 57.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cords
and all external cables necessary to replace the device.
3. Unlock and remove the left-side cover (see "Removing the left-side cover and
bezel" on page 57).
4. Remove the bezel (see "Removing the left-side cover and bezel" on page 57).
5. Lay the server on its right side.
6. Remove the fan cage from the server.
7. Remove the power supply and rotate the power-supply cage out of the way.
8. Remove the information LED assembly cable from the system board.
9. Locate the control panel assembly release latch just above the DVD drive.
server; then, angle the back of the assembly toward the system board and
remove the assembly from the server.
Release latch
Control panel
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