Apple xserve early 2008 User Manual

Xserve (Late 2006) Take Apart — Front Panel Board 71
Front Panel Board
Tools
The only tool required for this procedure is a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
Preliminary Steps
Before you begin, do the following:Open the Xserve and place the bottom housing on a sturdy, flat surface.
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Remove the locking mechanism rod.
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Part Location 

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Procedure
Release the two locking levers on the front panel board cable connector and disconnect the 
1.  
cable from the front panel board.  
Remove the two Phillips screws that mount the front panel board to the chassis.  
2.   

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Slide the board back slightly and release the two clips on either side of it.
 
3. 
Tilt the board up and remove it from the Xserve.
4.  
Important: When replacing the front panel board, make sure the board slides under the black 
plastic cover of the light pipe . 

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Drive Interconnect Backplane
Tools
No tools are required for this procedure. You may, however, find a Phillips screwdriver useful in 
releasing the thumbscrew.
Preliminary Steps
Before you begin, do the following:Open the Xserve and place the bottom housing on a sturdy, flat surface.
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Remove all Apple drive modules.
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Remove the airflow duct.
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Remove the fan array.
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Remove the power distribution board cable.
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Part Location 

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Procedure
Release the two locking levers on the front panel board cable connector and disconnect the 
1.  
cable from the front panel board.  Move the front panel board cable out of the way.  
Disconnect the backplane-to-logic board I/O cable from the backplane. 
2.  
Replacement Note: Make sure the cable is fully seated when reconnected.
Loosen the captive thumbscrew that secures the backplane to the enclosure.  
3.  

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Shift the backplane to the left (towards the enclosure side), in the direction of the arrow 
4.  
shown, until it clears the four mushroom-shaped standoffs that hold the backplane in place.  
Rotate the backplane up slightly from the logic board side (as shown), and carefully pull the 
5. 
backplane up and toward the logic board to free it from the standoffs and four backplane 
alignment slots in the enclosure. Be careful not to let any...

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Replacement Note: When installing the backplane, lower the backplane into the enclosure 
at a slight angle (as shown), and carefully align the front edge of the backplane with the four 
backplane alignment slots in the enclosure. Be careful not to let any backplane components 
come into contact with the standoffs or the enclosure as you install the backplane. 
Then rotate the backplane downward and over the four mushroom-shaped standoffs....

Xserve (Late 2006) Take Apart — Xserve RAID Card 78
Xserve RAID Card
Tools
No tools are required for this procedure. You may, however, find a Phillips screwdriver useful in 
releasing the thumbscrew.
Preliminary Steps
Before you begin, do the following:Open the Xserve and place the bottom housing on a sturdy, flat surface.
• 
Remove all Apple drive modules.
• 
Remove both power supplies.
• 
Remove the airflow duct.
• 
Remove the fan array.
• 
Remove the power distribution board cable.
• 
Part Location 

Xserve (Late 2006) Take Apart — Xserve RAID Card 79
Procedure
Release the two locking levers on the front panel board cable connector and disconnect the 
1.  
cable from the front panel board.  Move the front panel board cable out of the way.  
Disconnect the backplane-to-logic board I/O cable from the Xserve RAID Card.
2.  
Disconnect the Xserve RAID Card battery cable from the Xserve RAID Card.  
3.  

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Release the thumbscrew that secures the Xserve RAID Card to the enclosure.
 
4.  
Note: The thumbscrew is captive; you cannot remove it.
Shift the Xserve RAID Card toward the enclosure side, in the direction of the arrow shown, 
5. 
until it clears the four mushroom-shaped standoffs that hold the card in place.  
Rotate the Xserve RAID Card up slightly from the logic board side (as shown), and carefully 
6.  
pull the card up and toward the logic board...