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Remove the power input board (PIB)

Follow the instructions in this section to remove the power input board (PIB).

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.

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. Remove the top cover. See Remove the rear top cover.
  2. Remove the hot-swap power supply units. See Remove a hot-swap power supply unit.
  3. Disconnect the cables attached to the PIB. For more details, see Cable routing for power input board (PIB).
  4. Remove the PIB.
    Figure 1. PIB removal

    1. Remove the screw that secure the PIB to the power supply unit cage.
    2. Lift the PIB upward first to release it from pins, and then lift it out of the chassis.

After you finish

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