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Returning the Server to Operation
This section describes safety considerations and provides procedures and information after
replacing components in the server.
After replacing components inside of the server, perform the procedures in the following
sections.
Server Filler Panel Requirements
The server might be shipped with module-replacement filler panels for storage drives and
PCIe cards. These filler panels are installed at the factory and must remain in the server until
you replace them with a purchased option.
Before you can install an optional server component into the server, you must remove the
filler panel from the location into which you intend to install the component. When you remove
a storage drive or a PCIe card from the server, you must install either a replacement for the
component removed or a filler panel.
Remove and Install Filler Panels
Perform the following procedures as required to remove and install server filler panels for
storage drives and PCIe cards.
Note: In single-processor systems, PCIe slots 1 through 4 are nonfunctional. Therefore, you
do not need to remove the filler panels for these slots.
1. Remove the Storage drive filler panel.
a. Locate the storage drive filler panel to be removed from the server.
b. To unlatch the storage drive filler panel, pull the release lever, and tilt the lever out
into a fully opened position.
c. To remove the filler panel from the slot, hold the opened release lever, and gently
slide the filler panel toward you.
2. Install the Storage drive filler panel.
a. Locate the vacant storage drive module slot in the server, and then ensure that the
release lever on the filler panel is fully opened.
b. Slide the filler panel into the vacant slot by pressing the middle of the filler panel
faceplate with your thumb or finger.
The release lever will close as it makes contact with the chassis. Do not slide the filler
panel in all the way. Leave the filler panel out approximately 0.25 to 0.50 inch (6 to 12
mm) from the opening.
c. Using your thumb or finger, press on the middle of the filler panel faceplate until the
release lever engages with the chassis.
d. Close the release lever until it clicks into place and is flush with the front of the server
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