Prerequisites
Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
Power off the system and all attached peripherals.
Ensure that all internal cables are routed correctly and connected, and no tools or extra parts are left inside the system.
Open the drive bays, remove all drives, and then close the drive bays.
Remove the power supply units.
Remove the system from the rack and place it on an ESD work bench. For more information, see the Rail Installation Guide available at https://www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals.
If installed, remove front bezel.
Remove the system cover.
Remove the air shroud.
Remove the internal PERC card.
Disconnect all cables connected to the system board.
Removing the right control panel:
Open the blue release clip and disconnect the right control panel cable from the system board.
Release the cable from the right rack ear cable clips and push the cable connector through the side of the fan cage.
NOTE: Ensure that you note the routing of the cables as you remove them from the system board. Route the cables properly when you replace them to prevent the cables from being pinched or crimped.
Push bay 2 into the chassis and release the cable from the right rack ear cable clips.
Using Phillips #1 screwdriver, remove the screws that secure the right control panel assembly to the system.
Holding by the sides, remove the right control panel assembly away from the system.
Installing the right control panel:
Route the control panel cable through the right control panel cable clips and push the cable connector through the side of bay 2.
Extend bay 2 and pull the cable through the side of the bay.
Route the cable through the right control panel cable clip and push the cable connector through the side of the fan cage.
Connect the control panel cable to the connector on the system board and close the blue release clip.
Using a Phillips #1 screwdriver, tighten the screws to secure the right control panel assembly to the system.
Install the internal PERC card.
Install the air shroud.
Close the drive bays.
Install the system cover.
Place the system into the rack. For more information, see the Rail Installation Guide available at https://www.dell.com/poweredgemanuals.
Install the power supply units.
Open the drive bays, install all drives, and then close the drive bays.
If removed, install the front bezel.
Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system:
Reconnect the peripherals and connect the system to the electrical outlet.
Power on the attached peripherals and then power on the system.
