IBM 5000 manual Preparing to Install Options

Preparing to Install Options

Preparing to Install

Options

Before

you

begin

Ÿ

Be sure your current server configuration

is

working

properly.

Ÿ

Locate

the

key

to

the cover lock, if any.

Ÿ

Obtain a small, flat-blade screwdriver.

Ÿ

Read “Electrical

Safety”

on

page 41

and “Handling

Static-Sensitive D

on

page 42.

Ÿ

If you are preparing a

rack

model,

you

might want to install it

first before installing options. See Chapter 5, “Installing a Server

Enclosure”

on

page 93

for

instructions

on

installing

your

rack

model.

1. Unlock and open the server door, if any. For convenience during t

procedures,

you

might

prefer

to

remove

the

door

completely.

a. Locate

the flange

on the top edge of

the

front

door,

near

b. Press

the

flange

downward

while pressing

out on the door; then

door

off

the

hinge. Set

the

door

aside.

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CAUTION:
When unlocked,		the	server	door	will	not	support the weight of the
server.	To	avoid	personal	injury,		be sure	to remove or lock the
server	door	before	moving	or	lifting	the	server.

2.Remove any media (diskettes or CDs) from the drives, and then tu attached devices and the server.

3. If	you	have a tower model, continue	with	“Preparing a	Tower	Mode
page	44.
If	you	have a rack model installed in	a	rack enclosure,	go	to “P
Model” on		page 46.

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