Apple Drive Interconnect Board - Manuals

Page 3 - Figure 2; Removing the Installed Drive Interconnect Board; Hard Drives

Xserve Drive Interconnect Board - 3 9. Grasp the thumbscrews and slide the bottom housing forward part way to expose the two chassis levers. (Figure 2) 10. While depressing both levers, pull the bottom housing all the way forward and remove it from the rack. Figure 2 11. Place the bottom housing on ...

Page 4 - Figure 3; Grasp the drive handle, and pull the drive module out of the server.; Figure 4

Xserve Drive Interconnect Board - 4 For each installed drive, do the following: 1. Press the handle on the front of the drive module so the handle pops out. (Figure 3) Figure 3 2. Grasp the drive handle, and pull the drive module out of the server. (Figure 4) Figure 4

Page 5 - Xserve Drive Interconnect Board -; Blowers; Repeat steps 1 and 2 for the left blower.; Figure 5

Xserve Drive Interconnect Board - 5 Blowers 1. Disconnect the cable for the right blower from the drive interconnect board. (Figure 5) 2. Lift the right blower straight up off its mounting pegs and remove it from the server. 3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for the left blower. Figure 5

Page 6 - Heatsink Duct; blower, and lift the end of the duct as shown.; Figure 6

Xserve Drive Interconnect Board - 6 Heatsink Duct Note: There are two versions of Xserve. If your version does not include a plastic duct over the heatsink, skip to “ATA Controller Board” on the following page. 1. Release the latch on the heatsink duct from its slot, slide the duct away from the blo...

Page 7 - ATA Controller Board; logic boards and remove the board from the server.; Figure 7

Xserve Drive Interconnect Board - 7 ATA Controller Board 1. Press in on both ends of the clip securing the right side of the ATA controller board and remove the clip from the server. Repeat for the clip on the left side of the board. 2. Lift the ATA controller board straight up to disconnect it from...

Page 8 - Drive Interconnect Board; Figure 8

Xserve Drive Interconnect Board - 8 Drive Interconnect Board 1. Disconnect the following cables from the drive interconnect board: (Figure 8) • optical drive cable • power supply cable • locking switch cable • front panel board cable • FireWire cable Figure 8 2. Release the three thumbscrews that se...

Page 9 - Installing the Replacement Drive Interconnect Board

Xserve Drive Interconnect Board - 9 Installing the Replacement Drive Interconnect Board 1. Install the replacement drive interconnect board on the two mounting pegs in the chassis. (Figure 10) 2. Check that the board engages with the three brackets on the chassis. 3. Press the board firmly toward th...

Page 11 - Closing the Server; parts can damage it or cause injury.

Xserve Drive Interconnect Board - 11 7. If you removed it earlier, replace the heatsink duct on the heatsink. 8. Reinstall the blowers. 9. Reinstall the hard drives. Closing the Server 1. Carefully slide the bottom housing back into the rack. 2. Tighten the front thumbscrews to secure it. Warning: N...