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Removing the power interface board

Use this information to remove the power interface board from the server.

Read the safety information in Safety and Installation guidelines.

If you are replacing a server component or installing an optional device 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 remove the power interface board, complete the following steps.

  1. Remove the fan cage cover (see Removing the fan cage cover).
  2. Remove the system management board cover (see Removing the system management board cover).
  3. Remove the system fan (see Removing a system fan).
  4. Remove the fan cage (see Removing the fan cage).
  5. Remove the cables from the power interface board.
  6. Remove nodes #3 and #4 (see Removing a compute node from a chassis).
  7. Remove the 5 6#32 screws from the power interface board.
  8. Lift the power interface board out of the server.
    Figure 1. Power interface board removal
    power interface board removal