3 Remove the expansion card stabilizer. See "Removing the Expansion Card
Stabilizer."
4 Remove the cooling shroud. See "Removing the Cooling Shroud."
5 Remove the integrated storage controller card. See "Removing an
Integrated Storage Controller Card."
6 Remove the expansion card stabilizer bracket:
Pull the blue release lever, and slide the expansion card stabilizer bracket
up and out of the chassis. See Figure 3-27.
CAUTION:
Do not pull on the control panel cable to unseat the connector. Doing
so can damage the cable.
7 Disconnect the control panel cable from the system board (see
Figure 3-24):
Squeeze the metal tabs on the ends of the cable connector.
a
Gently work the connector out of the socket.
b
8 Remove the outer cover from the top side of the chassis to access the
remaining control panel screw.
Using a #2 Phillips screwdriver, remove the two hex-head Phillips
a
screws securing the outer cover from the back of the system.
Pressing firmly on the front edge of the cover, slide the cover slightly
b
towards the back of the system. See Figure 3-24.
Remove the cover by first pulling away the top edge, then pulling away
c
the bottom edge, removing the metal hooks from the securing slots in
the chassis. See Figure 3-24.
9 Using a T10 Torx driver, remove the control panel screws that secure the
control panel to the chassis. See Figure 3-24.
10 Slide the control panel assembly with the control panel cable out of the
the chassis. See Figure 3-24.
11 Remove the control panel cable from the control panel board. See
Figure 3-24.
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