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16 Intel Astor II Server Chassis Subassembly Product Guide
CAUTIONS
ESD can damage disk drives, boards, and other parts. Perform all
procedures in this chapter only at an ESD workstation. If one is not
available, provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap
attached to chassis ground any unpainted metal surface on your system
when handling parts.
Always handle boards carefully. They can be extremely sensitive to ESD.
Hold boards only by their edges. Do not touch the connector contacts. After
removing a board from its protective wrapper or from the system, place the
board component side up on a grounded, static free surface. If you place the
server board on a conductive surface, the battery leads may short out. If
they do, this will result in a loss of CMOS data and will drain the battery.
Use a conductive foam pad if available but not the board wrapper. Do not
slide board over any surface.
For proper cooling and airflow, always install the chassis side cover before
turning on the system. Operating it without the cover in place can damage
system parts.
Removing the Side Cover
You need to remove the chassis side cover, and in some cases the front cover, to gain access to
components inside the system.
1. Observe the safety and ESD precautions at the beginning of this chapter.
2. Turn off all peripheral devices connected to the system.
3. Turn off the system by pressing the power button on the front panel, AND unplugging the AC
power cord.
4. Label and disconnect all peripheral cables attached to the I/O panel on the back of the system.
5. Remove and save the three screws from the side cover; you will need them later to reattach the
cover.
6. Place the fingertips of your left hand under the built in handle on the back of the cover.
7. Using an even pull, slide the cover backward, about an inch, until it stops.
8. Using your left hand, pull the back end of the cover toward you to disengage its bottom row of
tabs from the notches in the chassis.
9. Using both hands, lift the cover upward to disengage the top row of tabs from the notches in
the top edge of the chassis. Set the cover aside.