Completing The Installation; Installing The Top Cover And Bezel; Installing The Top Cover (All Models) - IBM eServer xSeries 255 Option Installation Manual

Completing the installation

To complete your installation, you must reinstall the server cover, reinstall the bezel,
reconnect all the cables that you disconnected earlier and, for certain options, run
the Configuration/Setup Utility program. Follow the instructions in this section.
Attention:
turning on the server. Operating the server for extended periods of time (over 30
minutes) with the server cover removed might damage server components.
Note: If you have just plugged the power cords of your server into an electrical

Installing the top cover and bezel

Installing the top cover (all models)

Complete the following steps to install the server top cover:
1. Check that all cables, adapters, and other components are installed and seated
2. Move the cover-release latch to the open (up) position.
3. Insert the bottom tabs of the cover into the matching slots in the server chassis.
4. Close the cover-release latch to pull the cover forward and lock the cover in
5. If you disconnected any cables from the back of the server, reconnect the
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To maintain proper cooling and airflow, install the server cover before
outlet, you will have to wait approximately 20 seconds before pressing the
power-control button.
correctly and that you have not left loose tools or parts inside the server.
Top cover
Cover-release
latch
place.
cables; then, plug the power cords into properly grounded electrical outlets.
Note: If necessary, see Chapter 3, "Input/output ports and connectors" on
page 75 for connector locations.