Removing The Cover - IBM System x3650 M3 4255 Service Manual

Removing the cover

To remove the cover, complete the following steps.
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and "Installation guidelines"
2. If you are planning to view the error LEDs that are on the system board and
3. If you are planning to install or remove a microprocessor, memory module, PCI
4. Press down on the left and right side latches and slide the server out of the rack
5. Push the cover-release latch back 1 , then lift it up 2 . Slide the cover back
6. If you are instructed to return the cover, follow all packaging instructions, and
on page 169.
components, leave the server connected to power and go directly to step 4.
adapter, battery, or other non-hot-swap optional device, turn off the server and
all attached devices and disconnect all external cables and power cords.
enclosure until both slide rails lock.
Note: You can reach the cables on the back of the server when the server is in
the locked position.
3 , and then lift off the server. Set the cover aside.
Attention: For proper cooling and airflow, replace the cover before you turn
on the server. Operating the server for extended periods of time (over 30
minutes) with the cover removed might damage server components.
use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.
Cover-release
latch
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