Lenovo ThinkServer RD530 Hardware Maintenance Manual page 138

1. Remove all media from the drives and turn off all attached devices and the server. Then, disconnect all
power cords from electrical outlets and disconnect all cables that are connected to the server.
2. If the server is installed in a rack cabinet, remove the server from the rack cabinet and place it on a flat,
clean, and static-protective surface. See the Rack Installation Instructions that comes with the server.
3. Remove the server cover. See "Removing the server cover" on page 63.
4. Locate the front panel board. See "Front view of the server" on page 14.
5. Disconnect the front panel cable and the front panel USB cable from the front panel board.
6. Remove the two screws that secure the front panel board and then carefully remove the front panel
board from the chassis.
Figure 85. Removing the front panel board
7. Touch the static-protective package that contains the new front panel board to any unpainted surface
on the outside of the server. Then, take the new front panel board out of the package.
Note: Carefully handle the front panel board by its edges.
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