IBM 8671 - Eserver xSeries 235, Maintenance And Troubleshooting Manual

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2. Turn off the server and disconnect all power cords and external cables (“Turning
off the server” on page 9); then, remove the server cover (see “Removing the
server left-side cover and bezel (tower model)” on page 55 or “Removing the
server top cover and bezel (rack configuration)” on page 57).
3. Slide the air-baffle assembly out of the guides; then, remove it from the server.
Air-baffle
assembly
4. Disconnect any cables that are connected to the full-length adapters.
5. Lift the adapter-retention clip on top of the adapter-support bracket (for the
location of this clip, see the illustration at “Installing a hot-plug adapter (slots 5
and 6)” on page 62); then, remove the full-length adapters and plastic dividers.
6. Disconnect the end of the cable that is attached to the center-fans connector on
the system board (see “System-board internal cable connectors” on page 49).
7. Remove the adapter-support bracket.
SCSI cable
Adapter-
support
bracket
Adapter-support
bracket latches
Center-
fan
bracket
a. Press the release tab on each adapter-support bracket latch. There are two
latches; one at each end of the adapter-support bracket.
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