IBM 7870B4U, Service Manual

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Installing the control panel
Use these instructions to install the control panel in the blade server.
The blade server has a control panel that provides controls and information LEDs
for the blade server (see “Blade server controls and LEDs” on page 11). The
following illustration shows how to install the control panel.
Control panel connector
Control panel cable
To install the control panel, complete the following steps:
1. Locate the control-panel connector on the blade server (see “Blade server
connectors” on page 15).
2.
Touch the static-protective package that contains the control panel to any
unpainted metal surface on the BladeCenter unit or any unpainted metal surface
on any other grounded rack component in the rack in which you are installing
the control panel for at least two seconds; then, remove the USB module from
its package.
3. Orient the control panel so the cable aligns with the control-panel connector
and the control panel is positioned at the front of the blade server.
4. Use your fingers to install the control-panel cable into the control-panel
connector on the blade server.
5. Install the bezel assembly (see “Installing the bezel assembly” on page 81).
6. Install the optional expansion unit, if you removed one from the blade server to
replace the battery (see “Installing an optional expansion unit” on page 85 for
instructions).
7.
Install the cover onto the blade server (see “Closing the blade server cover” on
page 56).
8. Install the blade server into the BladeCenter unit (see “Installing the blade
server in a BladeCenter unit” on page 53).
Chapter 5. Removing and replacing blade server components
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