4. Place the system on a flat, level surface.
5. Remove the access panel (Remove the access panel).
6. Remove the air bale (Remove the air bale).
7. Pull down the front drive cage release latches and use them to completely extend the front drive cages from the chassis
(Extend the front drive cages out of the chassis).
8. If installed, remove the rear drive cage (Remove a rear drive cage).
9. If installed, remove the PCI riser cage (Remove the PCIe riser cage).
10. Remove all expansion boards or controllers from the onboard PCIe expansion slots.
11. Remove all DIMMs (Removing and replacing a DIMM).
Be sure to note the DIMM slot locations in which each DIMM is installed. These components must be installed in the same
locations on the new system board.
12. Remove the persistent memory modules installed on the system board (
Removing and replacing a persistent memory
module).
Be sure to note the DIMM slot locations in which each persistent memory module is installed. These components must be
installed in the same locations on the new system board.
13.
Remove the heatsink (
Removing and replacing a processor heatsink assembly).
14.
Remove the system battery (Removing and replacing the system battery).
15.
Remove the power pass-through board (
Removing and replacing the power pass-through board).
16.
Disconnect all cables connected to the system board.
17.
Remove the cable management holder (Removing and replacing the cable management holder).
18.
Loosen the thumbscrew in the center of the system board and remove the system board tray.
19.
Remove the failed system board from the tray.
To replace the system board, do the following.
20. Insert the new system board into the tray.
21. Tighten the thumbscrew in the center of the system board.
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