Opening The Base Unit; Opening And Closing The Face Panel - Intergraph RAX Systems System Reference Manual

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Attach an antistatic wrist strap to any bare metal part of the base unit. The metal
conductor in the elastic sleeve of reusable antistatic straps must contact bare skin.

Opening the Base Unit

WARNING Before you open the base unit, shut down the system and turn off power to the system
and external devices (including peripheral devices and the monitor). Use caution to
avoid injury when removing covers and other hardware.
CAUTION Ensure the front and side stabilizers of the rack in which the system is mounted are fully
extended.
To open the base unit:
1. Remove the screws that secure the handles to the rack.
2. Disconnect all cables including the power cable, monitor, and all peripheral cables from
the back of the unit.
3. Slide the base unit out of the rack until it locks in the extended position.
4. Remove and retain the two screws that secure the cover to the chassis: one each on the
upper left and upper right corners of the back of the chassis.
5. Slide the cover back about an inch, then lift the cover off.
6. Attach the grounding clip from the antistatic wrist strap to bare metal.

Opening and Closing the Face Panel

To open the face panel:
1. Open the disk drive bay door.
2. Loosen the two thumb screws that secure the face panel to the base unit (on the upper
right and upper left corners of the face plate). See the following figure.
3. Pull the face panel toward you to open it. The face panel swings down on hinges attached
to the lower corners of the base unit. See the following figure.
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