Removing The Cover, Door, And Bezel; Removing The Left-Side Cover (Tower Model) - IBM eserver xSeries 232 8668 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Removing the cover, door, and bezel

The following sections describe how to remove the cover, the door (for tower
models), and the bezel.

Removing the left-side cover (tower model)

Notes:
1. To remove or install a hot-swap hard disk drive or hot-swap power supply, it is
2. The illustrations in this document might differ slightly from your hardware.
To remove the left-side cover of the tower model:
1. Review the information in "Before you begin" on page 41.
2. If you are planning to install or remove any part other than a hot-swap hard
3. Slide the cover-release lever on the front of the server to release the cover; then,
not necessary to remove the cover.
Left-side cover
disk drive or hot-swap power supply, turn off the server and all attached
devices and disconnect all external cables and power cords.
slide the cover toward the rear of the server approximately 25 mm (1 inch).
Move the top edge of the cover out from the server; then, lift the cover off the
server. Set the cover aside.
Attention: For proper cooling and airflow, replace the cover before turning
on the server. Operating the server for extended periods of time (over 30
minutes) with the cover removed might damage server components.
Cover
release
lever
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