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Replacing the system board
WARNING!
To avoid bodily injury from hot surfaces, allow the server and its internal modules to cool before
touching them.
Guidelines
To prevent electrostatic discharge, place the removed parts on an antistatic surface or in antistatic
bags.
Removing the system board
1.
Power off the server. For more information, see "
2.
Remove the server from the rack. For more information, see "
Removing the server from a rack
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3.
Remove the power supplies. For more information, see "
4.
Remove the access panel. For more information, see "
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5.
Remove the air baffles. For more information, see "
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6.
Remove the fan cage. For more information, see "
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7.
Disconnect all cables connected to the system board.
8.
Remove the PCIe riser cards and PCIe modules, if any. For more information, see "
9.
Remove the Mezzanine storage controller, if any. For more information, see "
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10.
Remove the mLOM Ethernet adapter, if any. For more information, see "
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11.
Removed the DIMMs. For more information, see "
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12.
Remove the processors and heatsinks. For more information, see "
13.
Remove the system board:
a.
Loosen the two captive screws on the system board, as shown by callout 1 in
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b.
Hold the system board by its handle and slide the system board toward the server front.
Then lift the system board to remove it from the chassis, as shown in callout 2 in