Opening The Cover - IBM eServer xSeries 445 Type 8870 Option Installation Manual

Opening the cover

Complete the following steps to open the server cover:
1. Read the safety information beginning on page v and "Installation guidelines" on
2. Pull out on the quick release latches on each side of the server; then, pull the
Latch
Figure 10. Opening the cover
3. Press the release latch on the left half of the top cover to the right.
4. Using the finger hole in the release latch, open the left half of the cover; then,
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server out of its rack enclosure until it stops.
open the right half of the cover.
Attention: For proper cooling and airflow, close the cover before turning on
the server. Operating the server for extended periods of time (more than 30
minutes) with the cover open might damage server components.
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