IBM x3100 M5 Type 5457, Installation And Service Manual

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1. Read the safety information in “Safety” on page vii and “Installation
guidelines” on page 35.
2.
Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and
all external cables (see “Turning off the server” on page 26).
3. Unlock the side cover; then, press the cover-release latch down (as shown in
the illustration) to remove the cover.
Attention: For proper cooling and airflow, replace the server cover before you
turn on the server.
4. If you are instructed to return the side cover, follow all packaging instructions,
and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.
Removing the air baffle
This procedure applies only to 4U server models with non-hot-swap power
supplies.
To remove the air baffle, complete the following steps.
1.
Read the safety information in “Safety” on page vii and “Installation
guidelines” on page 35.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and
all external cables (see “Turning off the server” on page 26).
3. Unlock and remove the side cover (see “Removing the side cover” on page 38).
4. Carefully turn the server on its side so that it is lying flat, with the system
board facing up.
Attention: Do not allow the server to fall over.
5.
Grasp the top of the air baffle and lift it out of the server.
Cover-release
latch
Key lock
Figure 19. Side cover removal for 5U server model with hot-swap power supplies
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