8.Carefullypositionthenewfrontpanelboardonthechassis.Ensurethatthefrontcontrols,connectors,
andLEDsareinsertedintothecorrespondingholesinthefrontbezel.Alignthetwoscrewholesinthe
newfrontpanelboardwiththecorrespondingmountingstudsonthechassis.Then,installthescrewsto
securethefrontpanelboard.
Figure165.Installingthefrontpanelboard
9.Connectthefront-panel-boardcabletothesystemboard.See“Systemboardcomponents”onpage48.
10.Ifyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldfrontpanelboard,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseany
packagingmaterialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletethereplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage206
.
Replacingthefrontpanelboardforservermodelswith3.5-inch-drivebays
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Readthisfirst:safety
information”onpagevand“Guidelines”onpage73.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.
Toreplacethefrontpanelboard,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallexternalmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,
disconnectallpowercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedto
theserver.
2.Prepareyourserver.See“Removingorextendingtheserverfromtherackcabinet”onpage75.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage75.
4.Locatethefrontpanelboard.See“Servercomponents”onpage29.
5.Disconnectthefront-panel-boardcablefromthesystemboard.
Chapter6.Replacinghardware175