I/O-board shuttle removal movie - IBM System x3850 X5 (7145, 7146), System x3950 X5 (7145)

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Text from the audio portion of the I/O-board shuttle removal movie

To remove the I/O-Board Shuttle:

1. Remove the Top Cover:
   
   
   1. Turn off the server and all peripheral devices and disconnect all power cords and external cables.
      
      
   2. Press the button and lift the cover-release latch. The cover will move to the rear approximately one half inch.
      
      
   3. Lift the cover off the server and set it aside.
      
      
2. Remove the Top Cover Bracket:
   
   
   1. Slide the blue latches on the top cover bracket toward the center of the server and then tilt and lift the bracket out of the server.
      
      
3. Remove the Hot-swap Power Supplies:
   
   
   1. Press the orange release latch to the right, and then slide the handle up until latched in the open position.
      
      
   2. Pull the power supply out of the bay.
      
      
   3. Use the same procedure to remove the second power supply.
      
      
4. Remove the Adapters:
   
   
   1. Rotate the blue retention latch up insuring that the black retaining plate rests on top of the latch. This will provide the clearance necessary to remove the adapter.
      
      
   2. Carefully grasp the adapter by its top edge or upper corners, and pull the adapter from the server.
      
      
   3. Use the same procedure to remove any additional adapters.
      
      
5. Remove the I/O-Board Shuttle:
   
   
   1. Pull the blue release pin out to unlatch the shuttle, and then rotate the shuttle handle up.
      
      
   2. Disconnect the front USB.and optical drive cables from the connectors on the shuttle.
      
      
   3. Pull up on the handle to remove the I/O-board shuttle assembly from the server and set it aside.
      
      

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