Oracle EXADATA X6-2, Service Manual

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Remove the Motherboard
Servicing FRUs 165
6.
If the server has a DVD drive, do the following:
a.
Disconnect the DVD drive cable from the motherboard [4].
b.
To remove the DVD drive cable off of the motherboard, carefully guide it
through the chassis mid-wall and place it on top of the disk cage so that it is
away from the motherboard.
Note -
You do not need to disconnect the DVD drive cable from the DVD drive.
7. To remove the SAS cables and the super capacitor cable that were connected to
the HBA card, carefully lift them out of the chassis and place them on top of the
disk cage so that they are away from the motherboard.
8. To remove the cables that were connected to the switch card, carefully guide
them through the chassis mid-wall and put them aside.
9.
Remove the server mid-wall [5].
a.
Using a screwdriver (No. 2 Phillips or flathead), loosen the four green
captive screws that secure the mid-wall to the server chassis.
b.
Lift up the mid-wall slightly to disengage it from the raised mushroom-
shaped standoffs that are located on the server chassis sidewall (one on
each end of the mid-wall), then lift it out of the server and set it aside.
10.
Remove the motherboard from the server chassis [6].
a. Grasp the metal bracket located just to the rear of the DIMM sockets and
slide the motherboard toward the front of the server and lift it slightly to
disengage it from the seven mushroom-shaped standoffs that are located on
the server chassis under the motherboard.
b. Lift the motherboard out of the server chassis and place it on an antistatic
mat and next to the replacement motherboard.
11. Remove the air baffle from the motherboard and set it aside.
12. Remove the internal USB flash drives from the motherboard and install them on
the replacement motherboard.
For instructions, see “Servicing the Internal USB Flash Drives (CRU)” on page 113 .
13. Remove the DIMMs from the motherboard and install them in the corresponding
DIMM sockets on the replacement motherboard.
For instructions, see “Servicing the DIMMs (CRU)” on page 85 .