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Opening the PCB carrier

Reasons to open the PCB carrier  Top

You open the PCB carrier to access the motherboard, expansion adapters, and other field-replaceable units in the chassis.

Opening the PCB carrier  Top

To open the PCB carrier, complete the following steps.

Step

Actions
1

Shut down the chassis by entering the following command at the console:

halt

Caution
Always use the halt command to perform a clean shutdown.
2

Turn off and disconnect the power to the chassis.
3

Put on the antistatic wrist strap and attach the grounding leash to the chassis frame.
4

Using a #0 or #1 Phillips screwdriver, loosen the eight thumbscrews on the back panel of the PCB carrier.
5

Carefully pull the PCB carrier out of 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).

WARNING
There is danger of electric shock from hazardous energy on the backplane. Do not put hands or tools inside the chassis.

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