Removing the control panel

Use this information to remove the control panel from the blade server.

1. Before you begin, read Safety and Installation guidelines.
2. If the blade server or scalable blade complex is installed in a BladeCenter chassis, remove it. See Removing the blade server from the BladeCenter chassis for instructions.
3. Carefully lay the blade server on a flat, static-protective surface.
4. If you are removing the control panel from a blade server that is the bottom blade server in a scalable blade complex, disassemble the blade complex (see Disassembling a scalable blade complex for instructions).
5. If an optional expansion unit is installed, remove the expansion unit (see Removing an expansion unit for instructions).
   Note: Optional expansion units are not supported when a IBM MAX5 expansion blade is installed.
6. If an IBM MAX5 expansion blade is installed, remove it (see Removing an IBM MAX5 expansion blade for instructions).
7. Open the blade server cover (see Removing the blade server cover for instructions).
8. Remove the access panel.
   There are two types of access panels available for the BladeCenter HX5 blade server, depending on whether tall heat sinks are installed.

   • Complete the following steps to remove the access panel on a BladeCenter HX5 blade server that does not have tall heat sinks:
     
     
     1. Using a screwdriver or a coin, turn each of the screws toward the middle of the blade server until they are in the unlocked position.
     2. While you lift the back of the access panel, slide the panel away from the bezel.
   • Complete the following steps to remove the operator control panel access panel on a BladeCenter HX5 blade server that does have tall heat sinks:
     
     
     1. Using a screwdriver, remove each of the screws on the right access panel.
     2. Lift the access panel away from the blade server.
9. Locate the control panel connector on the system board (see Blade server connectors - BladeCenter HX5)
10. Pull the top of the control panel toward the bezel to disengage the control panel from the control panel connector on the system board.
    
    
    
11. Use your fingers to grasp the tab on the control panel and pull it away from the blade server.
12. If you are instructed to return the control panel, follow all packaging instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.