Remove the top cover

Use this information to remove the top cover.

Read the installation Guidelines

Power off the server for this task

ATTENTION: Static Sensitive Device Ground package before opening

S033

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

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.

Note

You can remove or install a hot-swap fan without powering off the server, which helps you avoid significant interruption to the operation of the system.

To remove the top cover, complete the following steps:

Watch the procedure

A video of this procedure is available at YouTube.

Figure 1. Top cover removal

1. Use a screwdriver to turn the cover lock to the unlocked position as shown.
2. Press the release button on the cover latch and then fully open the cover latch.
3. Slide the top cover to the rear until it is disengaged from the chassis. Then, lift the top cover off the chassis and place the top cover on a flat clean surface.
   Attention

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

   • For proper cooling and airflow, install the top cover before you power on the server. Operating the server with the top cover removed might damage server components.