Removing The Cover - IBM System x3620 M3 7376 Installation And User Manual

Removing the cover

The following illustration shows how to remove the 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 Problem
Determination and Service Guide for diagnostic information.
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 install or remove a microprocessor, memory module, PCI
3. If the server has been installed in a rack, loosen the two thumbscrews on the
4. Loosen the two thumbscrews that secure the cover to the chassis.
5. Press on the two blue grip points and slide the cover toward the rear; then, lift
Attention:
components, replace the cover before you turn on the server. If you operate the
server for extended periods of time (over 30 minutes) with the cover removed, the
IMM turns off the server.
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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 (see
"Turning off the server" on page 19).
front of the server and remove the server out of the rack enclosure.
Attention: Two or more people are required to remove the system from a rack
cabinet.
the cover off the server. Set the cover aside.
For proper cooling and airflow and to avoid damaging server