Removing The Cover - IBM xSeries 346 Option Installation Manual

Removing the cover

The following illustration shows how to remove the cover.
Complete the following steps to remove the top cover:
1. Read the safety information beginning on page v, and "Installation guidelines"
2. If you are planning to install or remove a microprocessor, memory module, PCI
3. Press down on the left and right side latches and pull the server out of the rack
4. Lift the cover-release latch. Lift the cover off the server and set the cover aside.
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adapter, or battery, turn off the server and all attached devices and disconnect
all external cables and power cords (see "Turning off the server" on page 17).
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.
Attention: For proper cooling and airflow, replace the cover before turning on
the server. Operating the server for extended periods of time (over 30 minutes)
with the cover removed might damage server components.
Cover-release
latch