How To Remove The Centerplane; Before You Begin - Sun Microsystems Sun Fire V490 Parts Installation And Removal Manual

How to Remove the Centerplane

It is mechanically feasible to service the centerplane with the system installed in the
cabinet. However, it is easier to remove the system from the cabinet and perform this
procedure on a workbench. To remove the system from the cabinet, see
Remove the System From the Cabinet" on page

Before You Begin

Complete these tasks:
"How to Power Off the System" on page 22
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"How to Slide the System Out of the Cabinet" on page 25
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"How to Avoid Electrostatic Discharge" on page 41
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"How to Remove the PCI Access Panel" on page 100
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"How to Remove Fan Tray 1" on page 103
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"How to Remove the FC-AL Data Cable" on page 170
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"How to Remove the System Controller (SC) Card" on page 107
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"How to Remove a PCI Card" on page 112
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"How to Remove the PCI Riser Board" on page 123
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"How to Remove the CPU Access Panel" on page 74
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"How to Remove a CPU/Memory Board" on page 78
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Note – You must remove all PCI cards and the SC card from the system before
removing the PCI riser board.
Note – If your system is equipped with two CPU/Memory boards, you must
remove both of them from the system.
Caution – If you are using an antistatic wrist strap to protect against electrostatic
discharge, connect it to a properly grounded surface, such as a nearby equipment
rack, or a nearby system that is connected to a power source.
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