Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Drive Interconnect Board Apple
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073-0673 Re v . C Xserve Drive Interconnect Board Replacement Instructions F ollow the instructions in this sheet carefully . F ailure to f ollo w these instructions could damage your equipment and v oid its w arranty . Note: Online instructions covering customer-installab le par ts are av ailab le at http://www .
Xserve Drive Interconnect Board - 2 4. If the ser v er is in the loc k ed position (the y ellow security LED on the front panel is on), use the Allen ke y that came with the server to unloc k it. 5. If the cable management arm is not in use, unplug all e xternal cables e xcept the power cord.
Xserve Drive Interconnect Board - 3 9. Grasp the thumbscre ws and slide the bottom housing f orward part wa y to e xpose the two chassis le v ers . (Figure 2) 10. While depressing both le v ers , pull the bottom housing all the w a y forw ard and remo v e it from the rac k.
Xserve Drive Interconnect Board - 4 F or each installed drive , do the f ollowing: 1. Press the handle on the front of the drive module so the handle pops out. (Figure 3) Figure 3 2. Grasp the drive handle , and pull the drive module out of the server .
Xserve Drive Interconnect Board - 5 Blowers 1. Disconnect the cable f or the r ight blo wer from the driv e interconnect board. (Figure 5) 2. Lift the right blow er straight up off its mounting pegs and remo v e it from the ser v er . 3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 f or the left blo wer .
Xserve Drive Interconnect Board - 6 Heatsink Duct Note: There are two versions of Xserve. If your v ersion does not include a plastic duct ov er the heatsink, skip to “A T A Controller Board” on the f ollo wing page.
Xserve Drive Interconnect Board - 7 A T A Controller Board 1. Press in on both ends of the clip securing the r ight side of the A T A controller board and remov e the clip from the server .
Xserve Drive Interconnect Board - 8 Drive Inter connect Board 1. Disconnect the f ollowing cab les from the drive interconnect board: (Figure 8) • optical drive cable • power supply cable • locking switch cable • front panel board cable • FireWire cable Figure 8 2.
Xserve Drive Interconnect Board - 9 Installing the Replacement Driv e Inter connect Board 1. Install the replacement drive interconnect board on the two mounting pegs in the chassis. (Figure 10) 2. Check that the board engages with the three br ack ets on the chassis .
Xserve Drive Interconnect Board - 10 5. Reconnect the A T A controller board to the dr iv e interconnect and logic boards. Note: When replacing the ATA controller board, align it over the two pairs of connectors on the drive interconnect and logic boards, making sure the “MLB” arrow points toward the logic board, and press down.
Xserve Drive Interconnect Board - 11 7. If you remo v ed it earlier , replace the heatsink duct on the heatsink. 8. Reinstall the blo wers . 9. Reinstall the hard drives. Closing the Serv er 1. Carefully slide the bottom housing back into the r ack. 2.
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