Installing Blade Components; Recommended Tools; Removing And Installing A Blade; Removing A Blade - Dell PowerEdge M620 Owner's Manual

Installing Blade Components

Recommended Tools

You may need the following items to perform the procedures in this section:
• #1 and #2 Phillips screwdrivers
• T8 and T10 Torx drivers
• Wrist grounding strap

Removing and Installing a Blade

Removing a Blade

1 Power down the blade using OS commands or the CMC, and ensure that
the blade's power is off.
When a blade is powered off, its front-panel power indicator is off. See
Figure 1-13.
2 Before removing full-height blades 3 or 4 or half-height blades 11 or 12,
rotate the LCD panel to the storage position to prevent accidental damage
to the LCD screen.
3 Press the release button on the handle. See Figure 3-1 or Figure 3-2.
4 Pull out the handle to unlock the blade from the enclosure.
5 Slide the blade out of the enclosure.
6 Install the I/O connector cover over the I/O connector.
CAUTION:
To protect the I/O connector pins, install the I/O connector cover any
time a blade is removed from the enclosure. (A full-height blade requires two
connector covers.)
CAUTION:
If you are permanently removing the blade, install a blade blank.
(A full-height blade requires two blade blanks.) Operating the system for extended
periods of time without a blade blank installed can cause the enclosure to
overheat. See "Installing a Blade Blank" on page 159.
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