Replacing the keyboard

Learn how to replace the keyboard from the console unit.

Before you replace the keyboard, remove any devices that are directly above the console unit so that you have access to disconnect the cables. See the documentation that comes with the device for removal instructions.

You can also remove the console unit from the rack for easier cable access. See the instructions in “Removing the console unit from the rack”; then, return to step 5 in this procedure.

To replace a keyboard in the console unit, complete the following steps:

1. Close the flat-panel display.
2. Disconnect the keyboard-and-mouse cable from the server or console switch.
3. Carefully unfasten the hook-and-loop fastener strips from the cable-management arm and remove the keyboard-and-mouse cable.
   L012

   

   CAUTION:

   Pinch hazard. (L012)
4. Fully extend the console unit out of the rack.
5. Lift the front of the flat-panel display and raise the display to the full upright position.
   
6. Remove the old keyboard from the console unit.
7. Unpack the replacement keyboard.
   Note: Do not extend the keyboard feet. The flat-panel display screen might be damaged if the feet is extended when the display is closed.
8. Hold the new keyboard near the keyboard tray and carefully route the keyboard-and-mouse cable down through the keyboard tray cutout and up through the cutout that is behind the flat-panel display. (See the illustration.) Carefully pull the cable through the cutouts.
   
9. Place the keyboard in the tray and exert a small amount of pressure on the keyboard to secure it to the double-sided tape on the front of the console tray.
10. Close the flat-panel display.
11. If you removed the console unit from the rack, go to “Installing the console unit in the rack” to complete the procedure.
    Note: When you route the keyboard-and-mouse cable, make sure that the cable does not hang below the underside of the keyboard where it might be damaged if it interferes with the devices in the rack space below the console unit.
12. Route the keyboard-and-mouse cable along the cable-management arm, securing the cable with the hook-and-loop fastener strips.
13. Reconnect the keyboard-and-mouse cable.