Remove the top cover

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

About this task

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.

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.

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.

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

Procedure

1. If the server is installed in a rack, slide the server out on its rack slide rails to gain access to the top cover, or remove the server from the rack. See Server replacement.
2. Remove the top cover.
   Attention

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

   Figure 1. Removing the top cover
   
   
   1. Use a screwdriver to turn the cover lock to the unlocked position as shown.
   2. Press the release button on the cover latch. The cover latch then gets released to some extent.
   3. Fully open the cover latch as shown.
   4. 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.