Removing the side cover
Important: Before you install optional hardware, make sure that the server is
working correctly. Start the server, and make sure that the operating system starts,
if an operating system is installed, or that a 19990305 error code is displayed,
indicating that an operating system was not found but the server is otherwise
working correctly. If the server is not working correctly, see the Hardware
Maintenance Manual for diagnostic information.
To remove the server side cover, complete the following steps:
1. Read the safety information that begins on page v and "Installation guidelines"
2. Turn off the server and all attached devices (see "Turning off the server" on
3. Unlock the side cover.
4. Press the cover-release latch down (as indicated by the two arrows); then,
Note: The bezel also will disengage from the chassis hinges if you rotate the
bezel beyond 180° or if excessive pressure is applied to the bezel. Do not be
alarmed because this is how the bezel was designed. The bezel is designed
with breakaway hinges so that you can easily reattach it to the chassis.
Press the retention tabs 1 on the hinge assembly toward each other and pull
the hinge assembly out of the chassis.
on page 20.
page 14); then, disconnect all power cords and external cables.
remove the cover and set it aside.
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