Removing Or Installing The Heat Sink Assembly - Lenovo ThinkServer 1043 Installation And User Manual

9. Connect the other end of the 400 mm (15.75 inches) mini SAS signal cable to the mini SAS signal cable
connector 1 on the backplane of your server.
Figure 42. Mini SAS signal cable connector on the backplane
What to do next:
• To work with another piece of hardware, go to the appropriate section.
• To complete the installation, go to "Completing the parts replacement" on page 64.

Removing or installing the heat sink assembly

This section provides instructions on how to remove or install the heat sink assembly.
Removing the heat sink assembly
Attention: Do not open your server or attempt any repair before reading and understanding the "Safety information"
on page iii and "Guidelines" on page 17.
This section provides instructions on how to remove the heat sink assembly.
CAUTION:
The heat sink assembly might be very hot. Turn off the server and wait three to five minutes to let the
server cool before removing the server cover.
To remove the heat sink assembly, do the following:
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. Remove the server cover. See Removing the server cover.
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