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Opening the PCB carrier

Reasons to open the PCB carrier  Top

You open the PCB carrier to access the motherboard tray, memory card assembly, expansion adapters, and other FRUs.

Opening the PCB carrier  Top

To open the PCB carrier for access to the internal FRUs, complete the following steps, using the figure for reference.

Step

Actions

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.

Note
You must perform a clean shutdown to replace components inside the PCB carrier of your appliance.

2

Turn off and disconnect the power to your appliance.

3

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

4

Remove the cable management tray.

5

Loosen the three thumbscrews on the back panel of the PCB carrier.

6

Carefully pull the cam handle so that the PCB carrier slides out from the chassis until the carrier tabs click to lock the slide rails in place. The PCB carrier has a travel distance of approximately 19 inches (48.26 centimeters).

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