Removing the power supply movie - IBM System x3250 M4 (type 2583)

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Removing the power supply

To remove the power supply:

1. Remove the top cover:
   1. Turn off the server and peripheral devices, and disconnect all power cords and external cables.
   2. Press the cover-release button.
   3. Slide the cover back approximately one half inch.
   4. Lift the cover off of the server, and set it aside.
2. Remove the air baffle:
   1. Grasp the air baffle. Then, lift it up out of the server and set it aside.
3. Remove the hard drive backplate:
   1. Pull the hard disk drives out of the server slightly to disengage them from the backplate.
   2. Make note of where the cables are attached to the backplate. Then, disconnect them.
   3. Lift the backplate out of the server, and set it aside.
4. Remove the screw that holds the power supply to the rear of the chassis.
5. Disconnect the power-supply cables from the connectors on the system board and internal devices. Then, disengage the cables from any retention clips.
6. Loosen the captive thumbscrew that secures the rear of the power supply to the chassis bottom.
7. Lift the power supply out of the server, and set it aside.

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