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Remove the cable walls

Follow the instructions in this section to remove the cable walls.

About this task

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 system.

Procedure

  1. Make preparation for the task.
    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 Remove the server from the rack.
    2. Remove the top cover. See Remove the top cover.
    3. Remove the air baffle. See Remove the air baffle.
    4. Remove the system fan cage. See Remove the system fan cage.
  2. If necessary, disconnect the cables from the system board assembly for easier operation.
    Attention
    To avoid damaging the system board assembly, make sure to follow the instructions in Internal cable routing when disconnecting cables from the system board assembly.
  3. Remove the cables from the cable walls.
    Figure 1. Cable wall locations
    Cable wall locations
    1 2 Cable walls
  4. Loosen the two screws that secure the cable wall; then, lift the cable wall from the system board assembly to remove it. Repeat the step to the other cable wall.
    Figure 2. Removing the cable walls
    Removing the cable walls

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