IBM 9306, 9308 Sliding rails

Toremove a sliding tray with dual latch rails:

1. Power-off the rack.

2. Open the rear door of the rack cabinet and remove the pin 1 that secures the

sliding tray to the cable management arm.

3. Loosen the thumbscrews 2 on the sliding tray and fully extend the sliding tray.

4. Push in on the spring of the right rear locking tab 3 and push the sliding tray

approximately two inches into the cabinet.

5. Release both left and right forward locking tabs 4. Then, while holding the

sliding tray in place, push both left and right outside sliding rails 5 into the

rack cabinet until it disconnects from the sliding tray.

Note: Left side view for 4 and5 are not shown.

Sliding rails

This procedure is for single latch sliding rails and dual latch sliding rails.

For single latch sliding rails, the right rail is the one that has the front latch. The left

rail does not have a front latch.

For dual latch sliding rails, the right rail is the one that has the rear latch. The left

rail does not have a rear latch.

Toremove the sliding rails:

1. Power-off the rack.

2. Remove the sliding tray that is attached to the sliding rails that you want to

remove. See “Sliding trays” on page45.

3. Use a 3/32-inch allen wrench to remove the four screws that secure each of the

sliding rails to the rack cabinet.

46 Hardware Maintenance Manual: IBM PC Server/Enterprise Racks Types 9306, 9308