User's Guide

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Replacing Hardware Components
This chapter describes how to install or replace hardware components.
Refer to the following topics for more information:
• Preparing for Server Component Installation, page 4-1
– Required Equipment, page 4-2
– Shutting Down and Powering Off the Server, page 4-2
– Removing and Replacing the Server Top Cover, page 4-3
– Replaceable Component Locations, page 4-6
– Serial Number Location, page 4-9
– Color-Coded Touch Points, page 4-9
• Installing or Replacing Server Components, page 4-9
– Replacing Hard Drives, page 4-9
– Replacing a PCIe Card, page 4-13
– Replacing Additional Hardware Components (Related Documentation), page 4-18
Preparing for Server Component Installation
This section describes how to prepare for component installation, and it includes the following topics:
• Required Equipment, page 4-2
• Shutting Down and Powering Off the Server, page 4-2
• Removing and Replacing the Server Top Cover, page 4-3
• Replaceable Component Locations, page 4-6
• Serial Number Location, page 4-9
• Color-Coded Touch Points, page 4-9
For more information, see the following:
• Cisco Connected Safety and Security UCS C220: “Preparing for Server Component Installation” in
the Cisco UCS C220 Server Installation and Service Guide.
• Cisco Connected Safety and Security UCS C240: “Preparing for Server Component Installation” in
the Cisco UCS C240 Server Installation and Service Guide.