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Replacing hardware options
If you are replacing multiple hardware options, read their replacement procedures and identify
similar steps to streamline the entire replacement procedure.
Replacing the access panel
Guidelines
WARNING!
To avoid bodily injury from hot surfaces, allow the server and its internal modules to cool before
touching them.
CAUTION:
To avoid thermal damage to the server, do not operate the server for long periods with the access
panel open or uninstalled.
If sufficient clearance is available for replacement, you can replace the access panel online without
removing the server from the rack. The subsequent procedure is provided based on the assumption
that no sufficient clearance is available for replacement.
Removing the access panel
1.
Power off the server. For more information, see "
2.
Remove the server from the rack. For more information, see "
Removing the server from a rack
."
3.
Remove the access panel, as shown in
:
a.
If the locking lever on the access panel is locked, unlock the locking lever. Use a T15 Torx
screwdriver to turn the screw on the lever 90 degree anticlockwise. See callout 1 in the
figure.
b.
Press the latch on the locking lever, pull the locking lever upward, and then release the
latch. See callouts 2 and 3 in the figure.
The access panel will automatically slide to the rear of the server chassis.
c.
Lift the access panel to remove it. See callout 4 in the figure.
