Dell EMC PowerEdge M640 Installation and Service Manual

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Removing the system from the enclosure

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.

  2. Turn off the system.

  3. Before removing the half-height systems from the bays 11 or 12 of the enclosure, rotate the LCD panel to the storage position to prevent accidental damage to the LCD screen.

  • CAUTION: To prevent damage to the I/O connectors, do not touch connectors or the connector pins.
  • CAUTION: To protect the I/O connector pins, install the I/O connector covers every time a system is removed from the enclosure.

Steps

  1. Press the release button on the system handle and simultaneously pull the system handle to unlock the system from the enclosure.
  2. Holding the system handle, slide the system out of the enclosure.
    • NOTE: Ensure that you do not lift the system by using only the system handle.
    Figure 1. Removing the system from the enclosureThis image shows removing the system from the enclosure.
  3. Install the I/O connector cover over the I/O connector.
    Figure 2. Installing the I/O connector coverThis image shows installing the I/O connector cover.

Next steps

Install the system or system blank into the enclosure.

  • CAUTION: If you are permanently removing the system, install a system blank. Operating the enclosure for extended periods of time without a system blank installed can cause the enclosure to overheat.

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