Removing the rear USB cable from the 9009-41A, 9009-41G, 9009-42A, 9009-42G, 9223-42H, or 9223-42S system

To remove the rear USB cable, complete the steps in this procedure.

1. Ensure that you have the electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap on and that the ESD clip is plugged into a ground jack or connected to an unpainted metal surface. If not, do so now.
2. Label and remove any cables from the USB port.
3. Label and remove any cables from the service processor card in position P1-C1.
4. If the vital product data (VPD) card needs to be removed to help in removing the service processor card, grasp the VPD card by the plastic housing and pull the VPD card out of its slot.

   

5. Unplug the front and rear USB cables from the system backplane, because they cover the service processor card.
   You can leave the cables connected to the system. Using your thumb, push the cable release latch and pull the cable from the system backplane. Lay the cables over the side of the system.

   

6. Remove the service processor card.
   1. At the rear of the system, unlatch the PCI adapter retainer (A) for the service processor card as shown in Figure 3.
   2. Pull the service processor card straight up from the slot by holding the two card holder brackets (B) at the front and rear of the card as shown in Figure 3.

   

7. While pressing the latch release on the connector, unplug the rear USB cable (A) from the system backplane as shown in Figure 4,
   The connector on the system backplane that has the USB port symbol with an arrow that points to the rear of the system.

   

8. At the rear of the system, press on the tabs (B) in the direction that is shown in Figure 4 to release the rear USB cable (C).
9. Lift the rear USB cable out of the system.