
Accessing the product rear panel......................................................................................................................................................34
Extending the server from the rack..................................................................................................................................................35
Removing the server from the rack..................................................................................................................................................37
Removing the inner rack rails...............................................................................................................................................................38
Removing the outer drive cage...........................................................................................................................................................39
Removing an inner drive cage............................................................................................................................................................. 42
Removing the access panel................................................................................................................................................................... 44
Removing the air bale............................................................................................................................................................................44
Removing a riser cage.............................................................................................................................................................................. 45
Installing the air bale..............................................................................................................................................................................46
Installing the access panel..................................................................................................................................................................... 47
Installing the inner rack rails.................................................................................................................................................................48
Installing the server into the rack......................................................................................................................................................49
Powering up the server............................................................................................................................................................................50
Installing the bezel......................................................................................................................................................................................50
Removing and replacing the rack rails............................................................................................................................................................. 51
Removing and replacing the cable management arm.............................................................................................................................52
Removing and replacing the access panel.....................................................................................................................................................53
Removing and replacing the air bale..............................................................................................................................................................54
Removing and replacing a fan blank................................................................................................................................................................. 55
Removing and replacing a fan...............................................................................................................................................................................56
Removing and replacing a drive blank.............................................................................................................................................................56
Removing and replacing a hot-plug drive......................................................................................................................................................57
Removing and replacing a uFF drive.................................................................................................................................................................59
Removing and replacing an M.2 SSD................................................................................................................................................................ 61
Drive backplanes...........................................................................................................................................................................................................62
Removing and replacing the 4LFF SAS/SATA drive backplane......................................................................................62
Removing and replacing an 8SFF SAS/SATA or NVMe drive backplane...................................................................63
Removing and replacing a 2SFF SAS/SATA, uFF, or NVMe drive backplane..........................................................65
Removing and replacing an expansion board..............................................................................................................................................67
Removing and replacing the GPU.......................................................................................................................................................................69
Removing and replacing the low-profile riser blank.................................................................................................................................71
Removing and replacing a riser board..............................................................................................................................................................72
Removing and replacing the Smart Array type-a modular controller or 1-port NVMe adapter....................................73
Removing and replacing an energy pack........................................................................................................................................................74
Removing and replacing the energy pack holder...................................................................................................................................... 75
Removing and replacing the optical drive blank........................................................................................................................................76
Removing and replacing the optical drive......................................................................................................................................................78
Removing and replacing a chassis ear..............................................................................................................................................................80
Removing and replacing the LFF front I/O assembly..............................................................................................................................82
Removing and replacing the SFF front I/O assembly..............................................................................................................................83
Removing and replacing the OCP NIC 30 adapter.................................................................................................................................. 85
Removing and replacing the OCP NIC 30 adapter rails........................................................................................................................86
Removing and replacing the serial port cable............................................................................................................................................. 88
Removing and replacing a power supply blank.......................................................................................................................................... 89
Removing and replacing a Flexible Slot power supply........................................................................................................................... 90
Removing and replacing a heatsink...................................................................................................................................................................94
Removing a heatsink.................................................................................................................................................................................94
Replacing a heatsink..................................................................................................................................................................................95
Removing and replacing a processor................................................................................................................................................................97
Removing a processor.............................................................................................................................................................................. 97
Replacing a processor...............................................................................................................................................................................99
System battery replacement...............................................................................................................................................................................102
System battery information............................................................................................................................................................... 102
Removing and replacing the system battery...........................................................................................................................103
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