Apple Xserve Early 2008 Battery Replacement Instructions Manual

Apple Xserve Early 2008 Battery Replacement

Battery Replacement Instructions

Follow the instructions in this document carefully. Failure to follow these instructions could damage your equipment and void its warranty

Online instructions are available at http://www.apple.com/support/diy/.

Working Safely Inside the Xserve

Always touch the Xserve enclosure to discharge static electricity before you touch any components inside the Xserve. To avoid generating static electricity, do not walk around the room until you have finished working inside the server and have replaced the cover. To minimize the possibility of damage due to static discharge, wear an antistatic wrist strap while you work inside the Xserve.

Warning: Always shut down the Xserve and disconnect the power cords before opening it to avoid damaging its internal components or the components you are installing. Don’t open the server while it is turned on. Even after you shut down the Xserve, its internal components can be very hot. Let it cool before you open it.

Tools Required

No tools are required for this procedure. You may, however, find a small flatblade screwdriver useful in prying up the battery.

Removing the Xserve from a Rack

1. Alert users that the server will be unavailable for a period of time.
2. Shut down the Xserve (see the Xserve User’s Guide for help) and then wait to let the Xserve internal components cool.
   Warning: Always shut down the Xserve before opening it to avoid damaging its internal components or the components you want to install or remove. Don’t open the Xserve or try to install or remove items inside while it is turned on. Even after you shut down the Xserve, its internal components can be very hot. Let it cool down for 5 to 10 minutes before you open it.
3. Unplug all cables from the Xserve.
   Note: If you have trouble releasing a cable from the back panel, try using a small screwdriver or other flat tool to depress the tab on the cable connector.
4. To avoid inadvertently unlatching a drive module during handling, use the enclosure key to lock the enclosure lock on the front panel.
5. Touch the server’s metal case to discharge any static electricity.
6. Loosen the thumbscrews at both ends of the front panel.
7. Grasp the thumbscrews and pull the Xserve forward until the safety latches engage (about halfway out of the rack).
8. When the safety latches engage, grip the Xserve where it emerges from the rack, press down on the latch tabs with your thumbs, and slide the Xserve the rest of the way out of the rack.
9. Set the Xserve on a flat surface and unlock it.

Opening the Xserve

Loosen the thumbscrews at the back of the top cover and slide the cover back and up to remove it. If you have difficulty removing the cover, check the enclosure lock on the front panel.

Warning: Even after you shut down the Xserve, its internal components can be very hot. Let it cool before you open it.

Important: To minimize the possibility of damage to Xserve components due to static discharge, wear an antistatic wrist strap, if possible, while you work inside the Xserve.

Replacing the Battery

1. Locate the battery between PCI card riser 2 and the memory cards on the logic board.
2. Remove the old battery from the holder.
   Note: You can insert a flatblade screwdriver or nylon tool under the battery to ease the grip between the spring and the holder. Then slide out the battery.
   Warning: To avoid risk of explosion, replace battery only with type CR2032.
3. Insert the replacement battery in the holder with the positive side (+) up and the negative side down.

Important: Dispose of the old battery according to the manufacturer’s instructions and your local environmental laws.

Closing the Xserve

1. Replace and secure the cover.
2. Slide the Xserve back into the rack, and tighten the front thumbscrews to secure the Xserve in the rack.
3. If the server case was locked, use the enclosure key to lock the security lock on the front panel.

Warning: Never turn on the server unless all of its internal and external parts are in place and it is closed. Operating the server when it is open or missing parts can damage it or cause injury.

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