IBM x3550 User Manual

Removing and installing the internal CD-RW/DVD drive .........51
Removing a memory module (DIMM)................54
Installing a memory module ...................54
Removing the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine .........57
Installing the Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine ..........58
Removing the RAID controller ..................59
Installing the RAID controller ...................61
Removing the RAID-controller battery ...............62
Installing the RAID-controller battery ................63
Removing a power supply ....................64
Installing a power supply ....................65
Removing a hot-swap fan assembly ................66
Installing a hot-swap fan assembly ................67
Removing the system-board battery ................67
Installing the system-board battery.................68
IBM System x3550 dc power supply 670 W .............69
Removing and replacing Tier 2 CRUs ................74
Removing a riser card assembly .................75
Installing a riser card assembly ..................76
Removing a disk drive cage assembly ...............77
Installing a disk drive cage assembly ................79
Removing the hot swap backplane or simple swap backplate .......80
Installing the hot swap backplane or simple swap backplate .......82
Removing the power-supply backplane ...............84
Installing the power-supply backplane ...............85
Removing and replacing FRUs ...................86
Removing a microprocessor ...................86
Installing a microprocessor ...................87
Thermal grease........................89
Removing the operator information panel assembly ..........90
Installing the operator information panel assembly ...........93
Removing the system board ...................95
Installing the system board ...................96
Chapter 5. Diagnostics .....................99
Diagnostic tools ........................99
POST ............................99
POST beep codes ......................99
Error logs .........................107
POST error codes ......................108
Checkout procedure ......................121
About the checkout procedure ..................121
Performing the checkout procedure ................121
Troubleshooting tables .....................123
CD-RW/DVD drive problems ..................123
General problems ......................124
Hard disk drive problems....................124
Intermittent problems .....................125
USB keyboard, mouse, or pointing-device problems ..........126
Memory problems ......................127
Microprocessor problems....................128
Monitor problems ......................129
Optional-device problems ...................131
Power problems .......................132
Serial port problems .....................134
ServerGuide problems.....................134
iv IBM System x3550 Type 7978 and 1913: Problem Determination and Service Guide

IBM x3550 Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	x3550
Category	Server
Language	English