InstallingtheUSBcableassembly
UsetheinformationtoinstalltheUSBcableassembly.
Readthesafetyinformationin“Safety”onpagevand“Installationguidelines”onpage35.
Ifyouarereplacingaservercomponentintheserver,youneedtoturnofftheserverandperipheraldevices,
anddisconnectthepowercordsandallexternalcables.
ToinstalltheUSBcableassembly,completethefollowingsteps.
Step1.Carefullylaytheserverdownonitsside.
Step2.Unlockandremovetheleft-sidecover(see“Removingtheleft-sidecover”onpage184).
Step3.Removetheairbaffle(see“Removingtheairbaffle”onpage189).
Step4.Removethefancageassembly(see“Removingthefancageassembly”onpage272).
Step5.Standtheserverbackupinitsverticalposition.
Step6.RemovetheUSBcableandlightpathdiagnosticsassembly(see“RemovingtheUSBcableand
lightpathdiagnosticsassembly”onpage237
).
Step7.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheUSBcableassemblytoanyunpaintedmetal
surfaceontheserver;then,removetheassemblyfromthepackage.
Step8.SqueezetheretainingclipsoneachsideoftheUSBcableconnectorsandalignthekeyonthe
cableconnectorwiththenotchonthemountingbracket.
Front USB
cable assembly
Retention clips
Front USB cable and light path
diagnostics bracket
Figure159.Squeezetheclips
Step9.InserttheUSBcableassemblyintothemountingbracket;then,releasetheretainingclips.
Step10.PositionthebottomoftheUSBcableandlightpathdiagnosticsassemblymountingbracketinto
theopeningandrotatethetopofthebrackettowardtheserveruntilitclicksintoplace.
Step11.InstalltheUSBcableandlightpathdiagnosticsassembly(see“InstallingtheUSBcableand
lightpathdiagnosticsassembly”onpage238).
Step12.ConnecttheUSBcabletothesystemboard(see“System-boardinternalconnectors”onpage
27
and“Internalcableroutingandconnectors”onpage312).
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