Installing A Compute Module Into The Server System; Opening And Closing The Top Cover; Opening And Removing The Top Cover - Intel MFS5000SI - Multi-Flex Server Compute Module User Manual

3. Release the two retention levers by pressing on the release button located between the
two lever handles.
4. Rotate the two lever handles outward and pull the compute module from the chassis
slot.
5. Place either a filler or another compute module into the bay within one minute; this
step is required to maintain proper airflow patterns throughout the server system and
to ensure proper system cooling.

Installing a Compute Module into the Server System

1. Observe the safety and ESD information at the beginning of this manual and in the
appendices
2. If you have not done so already, install any necessary options, such as processors,
memory, hard drives and expansion cards in the compute module.
Note: The top cover is a required component of the compute module; do not attempt
3. Make sure the retention levers on the compute module are in the open position.
4. Insert the compute module into an open slot in the system and slide it in until it stops.
5. Close the retention lever handles on the front of the compute module.

Opening and Closing the Top Cover

Opening and Removing the Top Cover

1. Observe the safety and ESD information at the beginning of this manual and in the
appendices
2. If the compute module is installed in a server system, see
Module from the Server System" on page 7
3. Carefully lay the compute module down on a flat, non-conductive surface, with the
cover side up.
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to insert a compute module into a server system without a top cover installed.
"Removing a Compute
for removal instructions.
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