IBM EMX0 PCIe Gen3 Installing page 25

About this task
To install an EMX0 PCIe3 expansion drawer into a rack, complete the following steps.
Procedure
1. Ensure that you have the electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap on and that the ESD clip is plugged
into a ground jack or connected to an unpainted metal surface. If not, do so now.
2. Remove the four thumb screws (B) that are used to secure the shipping cover (A) to the rear of the
drawer, as shown in Figure 7 on page 11. Remove the shipping cover.
Note: The shipping cover is secured to the drawer by two thumb screws on the top of the cover and
one thumb screw on each side.
Figure 7. Removing the shipping cover
Tip: Save the shipping cover and screws that you remove for any future shipping of the drawer that
might be required.
3. If the cover is installed on the front of the drawer, remove it by completing the following steps:
a. If there are M5 securing screws on the cover, remove them.
b. Using the two blue touch points on each side of the drawer, pull the cover straight out to remove
the cover from the front of the drawer as shown in Figure 8 on page 12.
c. Remove the service information card from the slot in the cover.
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