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1. Squeeze on the top of the retaining latch attached to the cable end of the connector.
2. Grasp the cable end of the connector and pull it straight up.
CAUTION: Always pull the connector—NEVER pull on the cable. Pulling on the cable could damage
the cable and result in a failed power supply.
Figure 3 Unplugging Power Cable
Cable connections
The following tables provide information about switching power supply cable connector labels.
Table 12
Cable Connections from the 460/750 W Power Supply
Switching power supply System board 24-pin power connector P1
Switching power supply System board 8-pin power connector P2
Switching power supply System board 4-pin power connector P3
Switching power supply System board power supply EFF
RPS
Switching power supply Front optical disk drive or rear optical
disk drive
CD
Switching power supply 4/8 HDD backplane P4
Switching power supply 12/25 HDD backplane without 2HDD
backplane
P4 and P5
Switching power supply 12 HDD backplane and 2 HDD
backplane
P5 extended connectors, the two
short cable connectors to 12HDD
backplane, the long cable
connector to 2HDD backplane