Removing The Front-Panel Assembly - IBM System x3200 Problem Determination And 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
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and "Installation guidelines"
on page 73.
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
77).
4. Remove the lower bezel (see "Removing the lower bezel" on page 79).
5. Remove the upper bezel (see "Removing the upper bezel" on page 81).
6. Slide the drives in bay 1 and bay 2 forward slightly (see "Removing a CD or
DVD drive" on page 87 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
116).
8. Disconnect the front-panel assembly cable from the system board, noting the
routing of the cable (see "System-board internal connectors" on page 9 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.
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