Lenovo RD430 manual Replacing the front panel board

10.Position the new riser card assembly 2 on the chassis and align it with the riser card assembly 2 slot on the system board and align the rear of it with the corresponding rail guides in the rear of the chassis. Then, carefully press the new riser card assembly 2 straight down into the chassis until it is fully seated.

Note: If there is any PCI Express card installed on the riser card assembly 2, carefully fit the PCI Express card into the chassis and properly route any cables from the card.

Figure 122. Installing the riser card assembly 2

11.If you are instructed to return the old riser card assembly 2, follow all packaging instructions and use any packaging materials that are supplied to you for shipping.

What to do next:

•To work with another piece of hardware, go to the appropriate section.

•To complete the replacement, go to “Completing the parts replacement” on page 174.

Replacing the front panel board

This topic provides instructions on how to replace the front panel board. This topic contains the following items:

•“Replacing the front panel board for server models with eight 3.5-inch hard disk drive bays” on page 164

•“Replacing the front panel board for server models with 2.5-inch hard disk drive bays” on page 165

For server models with 12 3.5-inch hard disk drive bays, the front USB connectors are integrated into the left rack handle; and the front controls and LEDs are integrated into the right rack handle. See “Front view of server models with 12 3.5-inch hard disk drive bays” on page 17 for detailed information.

Before you begin, print all the related instructions or ensure that you can view the PDF version on another computer for reference.

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