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Tools Recommended for Upgrading Your
System
Depending on the upgrade, you will need one or more of the following tools:
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Phillips screwdriver (#1 bit and #2 bit)
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Flat-head screwdriver
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Small needle nose pliers
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Pen or pencil
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ESD workstation or antistatic wrist strap (recommended).
Preparing Your System for Upgrade
To prepare your system for installation or removal of system components
perform the following procedure:
1. Observe the safety and ESD precautions listed under General Information
and Static Precautions at the beginning of this chapter.
2. Shutdown the operating system (OS).
3. Unlock and remove the front bezel.
4. Press the power on/off switch on the front panel of the server (see
Front View in Chapter 2). The power-on LED goes out.
5. Power off the peripheral devices.
6. Unplug the system power cord(s) from the AC wall outlet(s).
Note:
control unit such as an UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply),
refer to the UPS user's guide for proper power-off
procedures.
7. Unplug all the I/O cables connected to the rear panel of your system.
4-4 Disassembly and Reassembly
If the system power cord is connected to a power
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