IBM i 830 Repair Manual page 694

Remove and Replace Procedures
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iSeries Model 830, 840, SB2, and SB3 Problem Analysis, Repair and Parts V5R1
1. Select the Packaging hardware resources option.
2. Select the Hardware contained in packaging option for the frame ID that you are
working on.
3. Find the card position for the IOA or IOP that you are removing and select
the Concurrent maintenance option.
Attention: If multiple resources are shown with the same card position, one
or more of these resources will show a status of MISSING ("?" after the
description). Only one resource will be listed as not missing. Select this
resource for the concurrent maintenance operation.
4. A listing of the power domain is shown. Find the IOA or IOP that you are
removing and select the Power off domain option. Everything within the IOA's
or IOP's power domain will be powered off .
5. To see the status of the power domain, select the Display power status option.
6. Find the IOA or IOP that you are removing and select the Toggle LED blink
off/on option.
7. Remove the cover to access the card that you are removing from the system.
See "Models 840/SB3 – Covers" on page 690.
8. Look at the power LED ( ) for the card that you are removing to ensure that it
is powered off. The power LED ( ) is located above or in front of the card
slot. If the LED is blinking multiple times per second (rapidly) or it is off, then
the card is powered off.
9. You are removing a card in the lower half of the FC 8079 or the 9079 I/O
tower using Concurrent Maintenance. From the rear of the tower perform
the following:
a. Open the rear cover (see "Models 840/SB3 – Covers" on page 690).
b. Remove the EMC access plate that is located directly above the card
enclosure. Press the two latching mechanisms together and tilt the top of
the cover away from the frame to remove it. See "Assembly 7: Models 840
and SB3 Processor Tower – Final Assembly, Rear" on page 832.
c. Remove the mounting screws from the card enclosure. See "Assembly 7:
Models 840 and SB3 Processor Tower – Final Assembly, Rear" on page 832.
d. Slide the card enclosure partially out of the frame.
e. Disconnect and label any cables from the card that you wish to remove.
f. Turn the blue latch counter clockwise and lift upward on the black latch to
release the card.
Note: If you are removing a FC 2890, then you must use dedicated
maintenance.
g. Remove the card by gently pulling it out.
h. Install the card in to the system by reversing the card removal procedure
for the model system or tower that you are working on.
i. Select the Power on domain option for the IOA or IOP that you are installing.
Note: To the right of the description field you will see one or both of the
following symbols displayed:
*
>
The * indicates the location to which the system will assign the
resource. Where as the > indicates the location to which the resource
was last assigned.