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Dell PowerEdge C6320p Owner's Manual

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Removing the control panel

Prerequisites

CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that are shipped with your product.
NOTE: Observe the routing of the cable on the enclosure as you remove them. You must route these cables properly when you replace them to prevent the cables from being pinched or crimped.
  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
  3. Remove all the hard drives.
  4. Disconnect all the cables from the backplane.
  5. Disconnect control panel cables from the power distribution board.
  6. Remove the hard drive cage from the enclosure. The procedure to remove the hard drive cage is similar to Removing the backplane.
  7. Keep the Phillips #1 screwdriver ready.

Steps

  1. Remove the screws that secure the control panel assemblies to the enclosure.
  2. Remove the screws that secure the control panel assembly to the hard drive cage.
  3. Orient the hard drive cage so that the front of the cage is facing down.
  4. Remove the control panel assembly from the hard drive cage.
    Figure 1. Removing the left control panel assembly
    This image shows removing the left control panel assembly
    Figure 2. Removing the right control panel assembly
    This image shows removing the right control panel assembly
  5. Push aside the retention hooks on the control panel assembly.
  6. Remove the control panel from the control panel assembly.
  7. Disconnect the control panel cable.

Next steps

  1. Install the control panel assembly.
  2. Install the hard drive cage into the enclosure. The procedure to install the hard drive cage is similar to Installing the backplane.
  3. Reconnect the disconnected cables.
  4. Install all the removed hard drives.
  5. Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section.

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