• Do not touch solder joints, pins, or exposed circuitry.
• Keep the device from others’ reach to prevent possible damages.
Install server hardware options
This section has instructions for performing initial installation of optional hardware. Each component
installation procedure references any tasks that need to be performed to gain access to the component
being replaced.
Installation procedures are presented in the optimum sequence to minimize work.
Remove the server cover
Use this information to remove the server cover.
“Read the
installation
Guidelines” on
page 54
“Power off
the server for
this task” on
page 86
“ATTENTION:
Static Sensitive Device
Ground package before opening”
on page 55
S014
CAUTION:
Hazardous voltage, current, and energy levels might be present. Only a qualified service technician is
authorized to remove the covers where the label is attached.
S033
CAUTION:
Hazardous energy present. Voltages with hazardous energy might cause heating when shorted with
metal, which might result in spattered metal, burns, or both.
Step 1. Use a screwdriver to loosen the thumbscrew that secures the server cover. The thumbscrew is an
integrated part of the server cover. Do not try to remove the thumbscrew from the server cover
Step 2. Slide the server cover to the rear until it stops.
Step 3. Pivot the server cover outward to remove it.
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