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Installing the power interface board

Use this information to replace the power interface board.

Read the safety information in Safety and Installation guidelines.

If you are replacing a server component in the server, you need to slide the server out from the rack enclosure, turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cords and all external cables.

To replace the power interface board, complete the following steps.

  1. Align the power interface board holes with the cage holes on the server chassis.
  2. Lower the power interface board into the server.
    Figure 1. Power interface board installation
    power interface board installation
  3. Tighten the power interface board with 5 6#32 screws.
  4. Reinstall the cables on the power interface board.
  5. Reinstall the fan cage (see Replacing the fan cage).
  6. Reinstall the system fan (see Replacing a system fan).
  7. Reinstall the system management board cover (see Installing the system management board cover).
  8. Reinstall the fan cage cover (see Installing the fan cage cover).
  1. Install the server into the rack enclosure and push the server into the rack until it clicks into place.
  2. Reconnect the power cords and any cables that you removed.
  3. Turn on the peripheral devices and the server.