Dell PowerEdge 2650 Installation Manual

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2 -Post Rack I nstallation 1-9Flush-Mount InstallationThe two-post rack kit is shipped with the brackets configured for center-mount installation.To prepare the slide assemblies for flush-mount installation in the two-post rack, performthe following steps:1 Locate the two slide assemblies and place them, side by side, on a smooth worksurface, with the front ends of the slide assemblies toward you. Position both slideassemblies so that the center brackets are facing upward (see Figure 1-5).NOTE: To prepare the slides for flush-mount installation, remove the frontmounting bracket, rotate it 180 degrees, and reinstall it on the opposite slideassembly.2 Using a #2 Phillips screwdriver and an 11/32-inch wrench or nut driver, remove two12-24 x 0.5-inch pan-head Phillips screws, two nuts, and two shoulder washers fromeach front center bracket (see Figure 1-5).3 Remove the front bracket from both slide assemblies.4 Place the bracket from one slide assembly onto the threaded studs on the oppositeslide assembly, with the bracket turned 180 degrees so that the mounting flange facesforward (see Figure 1-5).5 Secure each front center-mount bracket (by its nuts and shoulder washers) by finger-tightening them on their opposite slide assemblies using the two shoulder washers andtwo nuts you removed in step 2 (see Figure 1-5).The joined bracket becomes the new extended back bracket.6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to configure the other slide assembly.