SuperServer 6029TR-DTR User's Manual
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Installing the Serverboard
1. Review the documentation that came with your serverboard. Become familiar with
component placement, requirements, precautions, and cable connections.
2. Pull the serverboard node drawer out of the back of the chassis.
3. Remove the expander card brackets:
a. Remove the screws securing the expander card bracket to the back of the node drawer.
b. Lift the bracket out of the node drawer.
4.
Lay the serverboard in the node drawer aligning the standoffs with the serverboard.
Compare the holes in the serverboard to the standoffs in the drawer and add and
remove standoffs as needed.
5. Secure the serverboard to the node drawer using the rounded, Phillips head screws
included for this purpose. Do not exceed eight pounds of torque when tightening down
the serverboard.
6. Install the adapter card associated with the serverboard. Refer to the next section for
instructions on installing the adapter card
7. Secure the CPU(s), heatsinks, and other components to the serverboard as described in
the serverboard documentation.
8. Connect the cables between the serverboard, backplane, chassis, front panel, and
power supply, as needed. Also, fans may be temporarily removed to allow access to the
back panel ports.
9. Replace the expander card bracket and secure the bracket with a screw.
10. Repeat steps 3 to 5 for the remaining node.
