Removing The Operator Information Panel Assembly - IBM 7985 Problem Determination And Service Manual

Removing the operator information panel assembly

To remove the operator information panel assembly, complete the following steps.
Operator information
panel
Release tabs
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IBM System x3655 Type 7985 and 7943: Problem Determination and Service Guide
Ribbon cable
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and "Installation guidelines"
on page 105.
2. Turn off the server and all attached devices.
3. Disconnect all external cables and power cords.
4. Remove the cover (see "Removing the cover" on page 109).
5. Remove the fan bracket assembly (see "Removing the fan-bracket assembly"
on page 136).
6. Disconnect the operator-information-panel ribbon cable from the system board.
7. Reach inside the server and gently pull up on the cable to separate the velcro
holding the cable to the top of the operator panel housing.
8. Slide the operator-information-panel release latch to the left and pull the panel
out of the server as far as it will go.
9. Reach inside the server and press the release tabs; then, pull the panel away
from the rails and carefully pull the ribbon cable out of the server.
Release latch
Operator information
panel