Server User Manual
Attention:Forpropercoolingandairow,reinstallthecoolingshroudbeforeturningontheserver.Operating
theserverwiththecoolingshroudremovedmightdamageservercomponents.
Removingandreinstallingtheleftcage
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”
onpageiii
and“Guidelines”onpage69.
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveandreinstalltheleftcage.Formoreinformationaboutthe
leftcage,see“Frontviewoftheserver”onpage16
.
Note:Thistopicappliesonlytoservermodelsthatsupport2.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrives.
Forservermodelswith2.5-inchhot-swapharddiskdrives,youneedtoremovetheleftcagebeforehandling
thefrontpanelboard,thefrontVGADB-15connector,andthediagnosticmodule.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.
Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
Toremoveandreinstalltheleftcage,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaat,
clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage71.
4.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage73.
5.Removethecoolingshroud.See“Removingandreinstallingthecoolingshroud”onpage76.
6.Ifyourserverhasaslimopticaldriveinstalled,disconnectthesignalcableandthepowercablefromthe
rearoftheslimopticaldrive.
7.Recordthecableroutingandcableconnectionsandthendisconnectthefrontpanelcable,thefront
panelUSBcable,thediagnosticmodulecable,andthecableforthefrontVGADB-15connectorfrom
thesystemboard.Then,releasethecablesfromanycableclipsortiesinthechassis.
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