Removing The Front-Panel Assembly - IBM x3200 M3 7327 Service Manual

Removing the front-panel assembly

To remove the front-panel assembly, complete the following steps:
10. If you are instructed to return the front-panel assembly, follow all packaging
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System x3200 M3 Types 7327 and 7328: Problem Determination and Service Guide
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and "Installation guidelines"
on page 141.
2. Turn off the server and all attached devices; then, disconnect all power cords
and external cables.
3. Unlock and remove the side cover (see "Removing the side cover" on page
145).
4. Remove the lower bezel (see "Removing the lower bezel" on page 147).
5. Remove the upper bezel (see "Removing the upper bezel" on page 149).
6. Slide the drives in bay 1 and bay 2 forward slightly (see "Removing a DVD
drive" on page 155 for more information). It is not necessary to remove these
drives.
7. If the server has hot-swap power supplies, remove the power supplies and the
power-supply cage (see "Removing the hot-swap power supply cage" on page
202).
8. Disconnect the front-panel assembly cable from the system board, and note
the routing of the cable (see "System-board internal connectors" on page 16
for the location of the front-panel connector).
9. Press up on the release tab of the front-panel assembly and pull the assembly
toward the rear of the server; then, remove the front-panel assembly from the
chassis.
instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to
you.