I have a couple R710s. Those latches are designed to hold the server without the screws. Simply push the server into the rack and they should latch. You can then lift the latches to release the server. I believe the screws are for securing the server if you are shipping it in a rack. (See http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/per710/multlang/Rack/H153KA00.pdf)
-- Thank You Jefferson Cowart Network and Systems Administrator Claremont University Consortium -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] on behalf of Jefferson Ogata Sent: Tue 11/24/2009 7:21 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Determine interface's MAC address prior to OS install? On 2009-11-24 09:53, John Hodrien wrote: > On Tue, 24 Nov 2009, Jefferson Ogata wrote: >> Yes, next to the incredibly annoying new rack ears that require you to >> have a screwdriver handy in order to engage or disengage the screws >> holding the server in the rack. No more knurled thumbscrews. Thanks, >> Dell... NOT. > > Can somebody explain this? Don't you just get metal push clips for taking a > machine out of a rack now (even nicer than thumbscrews)? My R710s have flip covers that cover Philips-head screws. Are these supposed to latch on their own somehow without involving the screws? _______________________________________________ Linux-PowerEdge mailing list [email protected] https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge Please read the FAQ at http://lists.us.dell.com/faq _______________________________________________ Linux-PowerEdge mailing list [email protected] https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge Please read the FAQ at http://lists.us.dell.com/faq
