Disassemble the chassis for recycle

Follow instructions in this section to disassemble the ThinkSystem D3 Chassis before recycling the chassis.

1. Power off all the nodes (see Power off the system); then, disconnect all external cables from the nodes.
   Note

   If necessary, press the release clip with a flat-head screwdriver to remove an external network cable from the rear of a 2U node.
   
   
2. Remove all the nodes from the chassis.
   For the procedures of removing a specific node, see the links below:

   • SD530 V3: Remove a node from the chassis

   • SD550 V3: Remove a node from the chassis

   • SD535 V3: Remove a node from the chassis

3. Remove all power supply units and PSU fillers from the PSU cage (see Remove a hot-swap power supply and Removal of a PSU filler).
4. Remove the chassis from the rack (see Remove the chassis from the rack); then, lay the chassis on a flat, static-protective surface.
5. Remove the PSU cage from the chassis (see Remove the PSU cage).
6. Remove the chassis midplane from the PSU cage (see Remove the chassis midplane).
7. Remove the left and right EIA brackets from the chassis (see Remove the EIA brackets from the chassis).