To remove the hot-swap power-supply cage on the 5U server model with hot-swap
power supplies (Model name: 2582-F4x), complete the following steps.
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and “Installation guidelines”
on page 163.
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
166).
4. Remove the hot-swap power supplies (see “Removing the hot-swap power
supply” on page 243).
5. Carefully turn the server on its side so that it is lying flat, with the system board
facing up.
Attention: Do not allow the server to fall over.
6. Disconnect the cables from the power-supply cage to the system board and all
internal components.
7. Remove the two screws that secure the power-supply cage to the chassis; the
two screws are located in the front of the hot-swap power supply cage.
Hot-swap
power-supply cage
Screws
8. Remove the other four screws that also secure the power-supply cage to the
chassis; then, slide the cage toward the front of the server to disengage the
retaining clips from the top of the chassis and lift the cage out of the chassis.
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