NEC 120Lg manual Tools Recommended for Upgrading Your System

Tools Recommended for Upgrading Your System

Depending on the upgrade, you will need one or more of the following tools:

!Phillips screwdriver (#1 bit and #2 bit)

!Flat-head screwdriver

!Small needle nose pliers

!Pen or pencil

!ESD workstation or antistatic wrist strap (recommended)

Preparing Your System for Disassembly and Reassembly

To prepare your system for installation or removal of system components perform the following procedure:

1.Observe the safety and ESD precautions listed under General Information and Static Precautions at the beginning of this chapter.

2.Open the front bezel of your system's cabinet. For rack-mount systems you must remove the front panels of the system chassis.

3.Shutdown the operating system (OS).

4.Press the power on/off switch on the front panel of the server (see Front View in Chapter 2). The power-on LED goes out.

5.Power off the peripheral devices.

6.Unplug the system power cord(s) from the AC wall outlet(s).

Note: If the system power cord is connected to a power control unit such as an UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply), refer to the UPS user's guide for proper power-off procedures.

7.Unplug all the I/O cables connected to the rear panel of your system.

4-4 Disassembly and Reassembly