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Remove the front top cover

Follow instructions in this section to remove the front top cover.

About this task

S033
240VA shock hazard
CAUTION

Hazardous energy present. Voltages with hazardous energy might cause heating when shorted with metal, which might result in spattered metal, burns, or both.

S014
shock hazard
CAUTION
Hazardous voltage, current, and energy levels might be present. Only a qualified service technician is authorized to remove the covers where the label is attached.
Attention
  • Read Installation Guidelines and Safety inspection checklist to ensure that you work safely.

  • Power off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and all external cables. See Power off the server.

  • Prevent exposure to static electricity, which might lead to system halt and loss of data, by keeping static-sensitive components in their static-protective packages until installation, and handling these devices with an electrostatic-discharge wrist strap or other grounding systems.

Procedure

  1. If the server is installed in a rack, remove the server from the rack. See Remove the server from the rack.
  2. Remove the front top cover.
    Attention

    Handle the top cover carefully. Dropping the top cover with the cover latch open might damage the cover latches.

    Figure 1. Top cover removal
    Top cover removal

    1. Use a screwdriver to remove the screws that locks the front top cover.
    2. Lift the front cover up and remove it.

After you finish

  1. Replace any options as required or install a new top cover. See Install the front top cover.

  2. If you are instructed to return the component or optional device, follow all packaging instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.

Demo video

Watch the procedure on YouTube