Front panel
assembly
4. Reroute and connect the front-panel assembly cable to the system board (see
“System-board internal connectors” on page 17 for the location of the
front-panel connector).
5. Install the power-supply cage and the power supplies (see “Installing the
hot-swap power supply cage” on page 249) and “Installing the hot-swap power
supply” on page 245.
6. Push the drives in bay 1 and bay 2 into the drive bays (see “Installing a DVD
drive” on page 185 and “Installing a tape drive” on page 190 for more
information).
7. Stand the server back up in its vertical position.
8. Install the upper bezel (see “Installing the upper bezel” on page 175).
9. Install the lower bezel (see “Installing the lower bezel” on page 173).
10. Install and lock the side cover (see “Installing the side cover” on page 167).
11. Reconnect the external cables and power cords; then, turn on the attached
devices and turn on the server.
Removing the front USB connector assembly
To remove the front USB connector assembly on 4U server models with
non-hot-swap power supplies, complete the following steps. For the 5U server
model with hot-swap power supplies (Model name: 2582-F4x), please see the next
sub-section.
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. Remove the bezel (see “Removing the bezel” on page 169).
4. Carefully turn the server on its side so that it is lying flat, with the cover facing
up.
Attention: Do not allow the server to fall over.
5. Remove the side cover (see “Removing the side cover” on page 166).
6. Remove the air duct.
7. Disconnect the front USB cable from the system board, and note the routing of
the cable (see “System-board internal connectors” on page 17 for the location
of the front USB connector).
8. Unscrew the front USB housing; then, tilt the top of the housing away from the
chassis and lift the housing out of the opening in the chassis.
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