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Replacing the control panel subassembly

About replacing the control panel subassembly  Top

The control panel assembly includes your CompactFlash unit. Replacing the control panel subassembly consists of the following procedures:

Removing the control panel subassembly  Top

To remove the control panel subassembly, complete the following steps.

Step

Action

1

Shut down your appliance by entering the following command at the console:

halt

Caution
Always use the halt command to perform a clean shutdown of your appliance. If you do not perform a clean shutdown before removing the CompactFlash unit, your system panics.

2

Turn off and disconnect the power to your filer.

3

Put on the antistatic wrist strap and attach the grounding leash to your appliance chassis.

4

Remove the CompactFlash card by pulling the lever on the side of the CompactFlash bay and pushing to release the unit, as shown in the following illustration.

5

Loosen the two thumbscrews on each side of your control panel subassembly.

6

Pull the control panel subassembly out of the drive bay.

Installing the control panel subassembly  Top

To install the control panel subassembly, complete the following steps.

Step

Action

1

Slide the control panel subassembly into the drive bay.

2

Tighten the two thumbscrews to secure the control panel subassembly to the chassis.

3

Slide the CompactFlash unit into the slot on the front of the CompactFlash reader.

4

Reinstall the front bezel by aligning the pins on the bezel with the holes on the front panel of your appliance, and then pushing the bezel straight onto the front panel.

5

Reconnect and turn on the power to your appliance.

6

Interrupt the boot process by pressing the Delete key during the memory test.

7

Insert the CompactFlash unit and run diagnostics by entering the following command at the ok> prompt:

sys-diag

See the Diagnostics Guide for more information.

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