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Removing the server top cover

Use this information to remove the server cover.

Before you install optional hardware devices, make sure that the server is working correctly. Start the server and make sure that the operating system starts (if an operating system is installed) or that a 19990305 error code is displayed, indicating that an operating system was not found but the server is otherwise working correctly. If the server is not working correctly, see Troubleshooting.

To remove the server top cover, complete the following steps:

  1. Read the safety information and installation guidelines, see Safety and Installation guidelines.
  2. Turn off the server and all attached peripheral devices. Disconnect all power cords; then, disconnect all external cables from the server.
  3. If the server has been installed in a rack, slide the server out from the rack enclosure.
  4. Press in on the blue tab on the cover-release latch and lift the cover-release latch up (the cover slides to the rear). Lift the cover off the server and set it aside.

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If you have other devices to install or remove, do so now. Otherwise, go to Completing the installation.