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     Front Panel Board Cable
    Front Panel Board Cable
    Tools
    No tools are required for this procedure.
    Preliminary Steps
    Before you begin, open the server and place the bottom housing on a sturdy, ßat surface.
    Part Location 
    						
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     Front Panel Board Cable
    Procedure
    1. Disconnect the front panel board cable from the front panel board.
    2. Disconnect the front panel board cable from the drive interconnect board and remove 
    the cable from the server. 
    						
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     FireWire Cable
    FireWire Cable
    Tools
    No tools are required for this procedure.
    Preliminary Steps
    Before you begin, open the server and place the bottom housing on a sturdy, ßat surface.
    Part Location 
    						
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     FireWire Cable
    Procedure
    1. Disconnect the FireWire cable from the front panel board.
    2. Disconnect the FireWire cable from the drive interconnect board and remove the cable 
    from the server. 
    						
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     Drive Interconnect Board
    Drive Interconnect Board
    Tools
    No tools are required for this procedure. You may, however, Þnd a Phillips screwdriver 
    useful in releasing the thumb screws in step 2 below.
    Preliminary Steps
    Before you begin, open the server and remove the following:
    ¥ hard drives (blank drive carriers can remain in place)
    ¥ blowers
    ¥ ATA controller board
    Part Location 
    						
    							64 - Xserve Take Apart
     Drive Interconnect Board
    Procedure
    1. Disconnect the following cables from the drive interconnect board
    ¥ optical drive cable
    ¥ power supply cable
    ¥ locking switch cable
    ¥ front panel board cable
    ¥ FireWire cable
    2. Release the three thumb screws that secure the drive interconnect board to the 
    chassis.
    3. Lift the board slightly to clear the two mounting pegs near both ends of the board.
    4. Pull the board back, tilt it up so that the connectors clear the chassis, and remove the 
    board from the server. 
    						
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     Drive Interconnect BoardReplacement Note:  When installing the drive interconnect board, make sure the board 
    engages with  the two mounting pegs (#1 in the illustration below) and the three brackets 
    (#2) on the chassis. Then press the board Þrmly toward the front of the server, and tighten 
    the three thumbscrews (#3) that secure the board to the chassis. 
    						
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     Power Supply
    Power Supply
    Tools
    No tools are required for this procedure.
    Preliminary Steps
    Before you begin, do the following:
    ¥ Open the server and place the bottom housing on a sturdy, flat surface. 
    ¥ If the unit is an original Xserve, remove the heatsink duct from the heatsink.
    Note: There is no heatsink duct on the Xserve (Slot Load) and Xserve (Cluster Node).
    Part Location 
    						
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     Power Supply
    Procedure
    1. Release the locking latch on the power supply cable connector and disconnect the 
    cable from the drive interconnect board.
    2. Release the thumbscrew that secures the power supply to the chassis.
    Note: The thumbscrew is captive; you cannot remove it.
    3. Grasp the metal ßange of the power supplyÕs connector (on the left side) and lift up to 
    disconnect the power supply from the logic board. 
    Note: You may need to loosen the left side of the power supply and then lift at 
    another point near the front to disengage it. Do not lift the small lip that contains the 
    thumbscrew.
    4. Holding the power supply in both hands, remove it from the server. 
    						
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     Battery
    Battery
    Tools
    No tools are required for this procedure. You may, however, Þnd a ßatblade screwdriver 
    useful in prying up the battery in step 1 below.
    Preliminary Steps
    Before you begin, open the server and place the bottom housing on a sturdy, ßat surface.
    Part Location 
    						
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