Apple XSERVE RAID 073-0755 User Manual

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Xserve RAID

Locking Switch

Replacement Instructions

Follow the instructions in this sheet carefully. Failure to follow these instructions could
damage your equipment and void its warranty.

Online instructions covering customer-installable parts are available at
http://www.info.apple.com/installparts/.

Important:

moving it out of or into a rack. Do not attempt to lift or move the system without help from
another person.

Due to the weight of the Xserve RAID unit, two people are necessary for

Tools Required

The only tool required for this procedure is a Phillips screwdriver.

Opening Xserve RAID

To open Xserve RAID, you must first shut down the system and remove the unit from its
rack.

1. Alert users that the Xserve RAID drives will be unavailable for a period of time.

2. If the unit is in the locked position (the yellow security LED on the front panel is on),
use the Allen key that came with the system to unlock it.

3. Shut down the system.

Warning: After you shut down Xserve RAID, internal components can be very
hot. Let the unit cool down a few minutes before continuing.

4. Unplug all external cables except the power cords.

5. Touch the Xserve RAID metal case to discharge static electricity.

Important:

or install any components inside the unit. To avoid static electricity building back up in
your body, do not walk around the room until you have completed your work and
closed the unit.

6. Unplug the power cords.

Always ground yourself by touching the case before you touch any parts

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7. Remove the two screws that secure the system to the front rail of the rack.

Figure 1

8. Remove the two screws that secure the back of the system’s side panels to the rack.

(Figure 1)

9. With one person supporting each side of the unit, slide the system out of the rack and
place it on a sturdy, flat surface covered by an ESD mat.

10. Put on an ESD wrist strap.

11. Remove the 16 mounting screws on the left and right sides of the top cover.

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(Figure 2)

12. Slide the top cover a short distance toward the back of the unit.

13. Lift the top cover straight up off the enclosure.

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