Lenovo ThinkServer RD430 - Removing and Reinstalling the Left Cage

Attention:Forpropercoolingandairow,reinstallthecoolingshroudbeforeturningontheserver.Operating
theserverwiththecoolingshroudremovedmightdamageservercomponents.
Removingandreinstallingtheleftcage
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”
onpageiii
and“Guidelines”onpage81.
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoremoveandreinstalltheleftcage.Formoreinformationaboutthe
leftcage,see“Frontviewofservermodelswith2.5-inchharddiskdrivebays”onpage20
.
Note:Thistopicappliesonlytoservermodelswith2.5-inchharddiskdrivebays.
Forservermodelswith2.5-inchharddiskdrivebays,youneedtoremovetheleftcagebeforehandlingthe
frontpanelboard,thefrontVGADB-15connector,andthediagnosticmodule.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.
Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
Toremoveandreinstalltheleftcage,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaat,
clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage83.
4.Removethefrontbezel.See“Removingandreinstallingthefrontbezel”onpage85.
5.Removethecoolingshroud.See“Removingandreinstallingthecoolingshroud”onpage91.
6.Ifyourserverhasaslimopticaldriveinstalled,disconnectthesignalcableandthepowercablefromthe
rearoftheslimopticaldrive.
7.Recordthecableroutingandcableconnectionsandthendisconnectthefrontpanelcable,thefront
panelUSBcable,thediagnosticmodulecable,andthecableforthefrontVGADB-15connectorfrom
thesystemboard.Then,releasethecablesfromanycableclipsortiesinthechassis.
Chapter6.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware93