R
EPLACING
PARTS
53
T
O
REPLACE
THE
MOTHERBOARD
1 If you are installing a new motherboard, do the following:
• Unpack the new motherboard.
• Open the load plate covering the CPU socket (see
) and remove the protective
plastic cover on the CPU socket on the new motherboard. Later, you will transfer the
protective plastic cover to the CPU socket of the old motherboard to protect the circuitry.
• Remove the DIMMs from the old motherboard and install them on the new motherboard
(see
• Remove the CPU and cooling assembly from the old motherboard and install them on the
new motherboard (see
). Make sure that the cable cover (if present) remains on the
cooling assembly fan cable when transferring the cooling assembly to the new
motherboard.
When transferring the CPU to the new motherboard, make sure to use the fresh thermal
compound that came with the new motherboard. For more information about the thermal
compound, see
Do not transfer the BIOS chip from the old motherboard onto the new motherboard. Doing
so can damage the imagePRESS Server. BIOS chips are not interchangeable.
2 Install the motherboard in the chassis.
Angle the motherboard so that the motherboard connectors fit into the cutouts in the back of
the chassis.
Make sure that the flexible grounding tabs on the cutouts for the network ports make contact
with the outside of the ports. Do not allow the tabs to fold over or become bent inside the
ports. The ports will not function if the tabs are placed improperly. Take care when lowering
the new motherboard into the chassis. Do not strike the motherboard against the metal
standoffs attached to the chassis, as doing so can damage the components on the underside of
the motherboard.
3 Align the mounting holes on the motherboard with the standoffs located in the base of the
chassis.
4 Secure the motherboard to the chassis using all the mounting screws that you removed
earlier.
Partially tighten each screw before completing tightening any one screw. Do not overtighten
the screws; doing so could damage traces on the motherboard.
You are now ready to complete motherboard installation.