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Installing the left-side cover/power cut-off switch assembly

Use this information to install the left-side cover/power cut-off switch assembly.

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 install the left-side cover/power cut-off switch assembly, complete the following steps.

  1. Carefully turn the server on its side so that it is lying flat, with the cover facing up.
    Attention
    Do not allow the server to fall over.
  2. Unlock and remove the left-side cover (see Removing the left-side cover).
  3. Touch the static-protective package that contains the power cut-off switch assembly to any unpainted metal surface on the server; then, remove the power cut-off switch assembly from the package.
  4. Align the power cut-off switch assembly with the hole on the chassis wall and push the assembly toward the rear of the server.
    Figure 1. Align the power cut-off switch assembly
    Align the power cut-off switch assembly
  5. Install the screw that secures the power cut-off switch assembly on the chassis wall.
  6. Connect the cable along the chassis to the system board (see Internal cable routing and connectors).
  7. Install and lock the left-side cover (see Installing the left-side cover).

If you have replaced a server component or installed an optional device in the server, you need to reconnect the power cords and all external cables, and turn on the server and peripheral devices.