The top cover cannot be removed until the power supplies are removed from the chassis.
The chassis has a safety mechanism built in to prevent the removal of the top cover until
the power supplies are removed.
Caution
Procedure
Step 1
With an ESD wrist strap on, remove the power supplies from the chassis.
The chassis cover cannot be removed until the power supplies are removed from the chassis.Note
For instructions about how to remove the AC and DC power supplies, see:
•
Removing AC Power Supplies
•
Removing DC Input Power Supplies
Step 2
Remove the router from the rack.
Step 3
Remove the chassis top cover by performing the following steps:
a) Remove the fourteen top surface screws on the chassis cover.
b) Remove the two screws from the left side of the chassis and the two screws from the right side of the
chassis.
c) Putting your thumbs in the thumb depression shown in the following figure, slide the cover slightly
backward and lift it off of the chassis.
Figure 51: Cisco ASR 1001-HX Router Top Cover Screw Locations
Thumb depression location1
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