Removing the top cover

Use this information to remove the top cover.

1. Read the safety information that begins on page Safety and Installation guidelines.
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and all external cables, if necessary.
   Note

   If you need to view any LEDs on the system board or front panel, please do so before you disconnect the power.
3. If the server has been installed in a rack, press down on the left and right side latches and slide the server out of the rack enclosure until both slide rails lock.
   Figure 1. Top cover removal
   
   
4. 1 Push the cover-release latch back, 2 then lift it up. Slide the cover back, and 3 then lift off the server. Set the cover aside.
   Attention

   For proper cooling and airflow, replace the server cover before you turn on the server.
5. If you are instructed to return the top cover, follow all of the packaging instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.