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Remove the rack latches

Follow the instructions in this section to remove the rack latches.

About this task

  • 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.

Note
This section uses the right rack latch as an example for illustration. The procedure for the left rack latch is the same.

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 covers, or remove the server from the rack. See Server replacement.
  2. (Optional) Remove the security bezel. See Remove the security bezel.
  3. Remove the front top cover. See Remove the front top cover.
  4. Remove the rear top cover. See Remove the rear top cover.
  5. If you are removing the left rack latch with cables, remove PCIe riser 1 to gain access to the connector of the rack latch cable. See Remove the PCIe riser.
  6. Disconnect the cable on the rack latch from the system board assembly.
    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.
  7. Remove the screws that secure the rack latch on the side of the server.
    Figure 1. Removing the screws
    Removing the screws
  8. Slide the rack latch forward slightly and then remove the rack latch from the chassis.
    Figure 2. Removing the rack latch
    Removing the rack latch

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.