Apple xserve g5 or xserve g5 january 2005 User Manual
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Xserve G5 Take Apart - 49 Front Panel Board Cable Front Panel Board Cable 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. • Remove the PCI fan duct. Part Location
50 - Xserve G5 Take Apart Front Panel Board Cable Procedure 1. Release the locking levers on the cable connectors and disconnect the front panel board cable from the front panel board and the logic board. 2. Remove the cable from the server.
Xserve G5 Take Apart - 51 FireWire Cable FireWire Cable 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. • Remove the PCI fan duct. Part Location
52 - Xserve G5 Take Apart FireWire Cable Procedure 1. Disconnect the FireWire cable from the front panel board. 2. Disconnect the FireWire cable from the logic board and remove the cable from the server.
Xserve G5 Take Apart - 53 Power Cable Power Cable 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. • Remove the power supply fan duct. Part Location
54 - Xserve G5 Take Apart Power Cable Procedure 1. Disconnect the optical drive cable from the logic board and move the cable connector out of the way. 2. Disconnect the power cable from the drive interconnect board. 3. Disconnect the power cable from the logic board and remove the cable from the server.
Xserve G5 Take Apart - 55 Hard Drive Cable Hard Drive Cable The following procedure explains how to remove a three-headed hard drive cable from the Xserve G5 or Xserve G5 (January 2005) server. The procedure is similar for Xserve G5 (Cluster Node), except that the hard drive cable has just a single connector at each end. 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. • Remove the PCI fan duct. Part Location
56 - Xserve G5 Take Apart Hard Drive Cable Procedure 1. Disconnect the drive cable from the drive interconnect board. 2. Disconnect the drive cable from the logic board and remove the cable from the server.
Xserve G5 Take Apart - 57 RAID Card Cables RAID Card Cables Tools No tools are required for this procedure. You may, however, find a Phillips screwdriver useful in releasing the thumbscrew in step 1 below. Preliminary Steps Before you begin, do the following: • Open the server and place the bottom housing on a sturdy, flat surface. • Remove the PCI fan duct. Part Location
58 - Xserve G5 Take Apart RAID Card Cables Procedure 1. Release the thumbscrew that secures the PCI/PCI-X card(s) to the back of the server and swing the metal cover open. Note: The thumbscrew is captive; you cannot remove it. 2. Carefully pull the RAID card back from the connector on the PCI riser. Then tilt the card so that its port and cables clear the enclosure, and lift the card a short distance out of the server. Warning: When removing or installing the RAID card, handle it only by the edges. \ Do not touch its connectors or any of the components on the card. Lift the \ card straight out from the connector to remove it, and insert it straight into the con\ nector to install it. Do not rock the card from side to side and don’t force the card i\ nto the slot. Once the replacement card is installed, pull on it gently to check that it is\ properly connected. Important: Be careful not to lift the card too high or with too much force, becaus\ e it is attached to the server by the card cables. You’ll detach the cables i\ n the next step.