IBM System x3690 X5 - Removing the MAX5 System-Board Tray

Bezel
Alignment
tab
Alignment
tab
Release
tab
Release
tab
Removing the MAX5 system-board tray
To remove the MAX5 system-board tray, complete the following steps:
1. Read the safety information that begins on page “Safety” on page v and
“Installation guidelines” on page 44.
2. Turn off the host server (see “Turning off the server” on page 24) and all
attached peripheral devices. Disconnect all power cords; then, disconnect all
external cables from the server. Disconnect all power cords from the MAX5;
then, disconnect all external cables from the MAX5.
3. Remove the bezel (see “Removing the MAX5 bezel” on page 118).
4. Grasp the blue release latches on the system-board tray handles and press
release latches in opposite directions and rotate the handles to the fully open
position.
Stop-tab
Release latch
Release latch
Stop-tab
Handle
Handle
5. Grasp the handles and pull the system-board tray out until it stops; then, press
inward the blue stop-tabs on both sides of the system-board tray and pull the
tray out of the chassis.
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