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Removing the bezel

Use this information to remove the bezel.

Read the safety information in Safety and Installation guidelines.

If you are replacing a server component in the server, you need to turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cords and all external cables.

To remove the bezel, complete the following steps.

  1. If the server has been installed in a rack, press the two release latches on the front of the server and remove the server out of the rack enclosure.
    Attention
    Two or more people are required to remove the server from a rack cabinet.
  2. Turn off the server and all peripheral devices, and disconnect the power cords and all external cables.
  3. Remove the server top cover (see Removing the cover).
  4. From inside the server, press the bezel release latch toward the left side of the server.
  5. Pivot the bezel forward and pull it away from the server.
    Figure 1. Bezel removal
    Bezel removal

If you are instructed to return the server component or optional device, follow all packaging instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.

Attention
For proper cooling and airflow, replace the bezel and server cover before you turn on the server.