Lenovo ThinkServer RD350 - Page 134

9.Ifyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldsystemfan,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseany
packagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletethereplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage131
.
Replacingthefrontpanelboard
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”
onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage53.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.
Notes:
•Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
•Theillustrationsinthefollowingprocedureshowthefrontpanelboardfor3.5-inchharddiskdrives.For
thefrontpanelboardfor2.5-inchharddiskdrives,thereplacementprocedureissimilar.
•ThefrontpanelboardisextremelysensitivetoESD.Ensurethatyoureadandunderstand“Handling
static-sensitivedevices”onpage54
firstandcarefullyperformtheoperation.
Toreplacethefrontpanelboard,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallexternalmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
theserver.
2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage55.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage55.
4.Locatethefrontpanelboard.
5.Disconnectthefront-panel-boardcablesfromthesystemboard.See“Systemboardcomponents”
onpage31.
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