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pstoianov
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Aug 03, 2022
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F5 BIG-IP 4200v teardown/disk removal

Hello all,  Does anyone know how to open the chassis and remove hard drive from F5 BIG-IP 4200v as we can't find any screws? Installation manual is not helpful as it describes how to install only b...
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Teardown 4200v
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    buulam
    Aug 05, 2022

    Hi pstoianov I will see if I can dig up any info from one of the hardware folks I know. I probably won't hear back until Monday but I'll let you know what I find out.

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    buulam
    Aug 09, 2022

    Hi pstoianov I was able to get ahold of this diagram for you that should guide you.

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buulam
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Aug 05, 2022

Hi pstoianov I will see if I can dig up any info from one of the hardware folks I know. I probably won't hear back until Monday but I'll let you know what I find out.

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buulam
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Aug 09, 2022

Hi pstoianov I was able to get ahold of this diagram for you that should guide you.

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    pstoianov
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    Aug 11, 2022

    Following your schematic, I have found these micro screws which were below warranty labels.

    Thank you buulam! 

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      buulam
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      Aug 11, 2022

      That is great to hear! Glad it helped!