Remove the server cover

Use this information to remove the server cover.

Read the installation Guidelines

Power off the server for this task

ATTENTION: Static Sensitive Device Ground package before opening

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.

1. Use a screwdriver to loosen the thumbscrew that secures the server cover. The thumbscrew is an integrated part of the server cover. Do not try to remove the thumbscrew from the server cover
2. Slide the server cover to the rear until it stops.
3. Pivot the server cover outward to remove it.
   Figure 1. Server cover removal
   
   

   Attention

   For proper cooling, always install the server cover before powering on the server. Operating the server without the cover properly installed might result in server component damage.