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Removing the front USB and video connector assembly inside media cage

Use this information to remove the front USB and video connector assembly inside media cage.

To replace the front USB connector board, complete the following steps:

  1. Read the safety information that begins in Safety and Installation guidelines.
  2. Turn off the server (see Turning off the server) and all attached peripheral devices. Disconnect all power cords; then, disconnect all external cables as necessary to replace the device.
  3. Remove the server top cover (see Removing the server top cover).
  4. Remove the PCI riser-card assembly (see Removing a PCI riser-card assembly).
  5. Remove the air baffle (see Removing the air baffle).
  6. Disconnect the USB, video, CD/DVD and operator information panel cables from the system board. Please remember the relevant cable routing.

  7. Loosen the single thumbscrew that is used to secure the media cage onto the server.

  8. Carefully pull the media cage out of the server.

  9. Locate the blue release tab on the rear of the USB and video connector assembly; then, while you press down on the tab, carefully pull the assembly outward.

  10. Remove the front USB connector assembly (see Removing the front USB connector assembly) and the front video connector (seeRemoving the front video connector) from the front USB and video connector assembly.