Lenovo System x3250 M4 - Removing the System Board

Figure60.Thermal-greasesyringe
Note:0.01mLisonetickmarkonthesyringe.Ifthegreaseisproperlyapplied,approximatelyhalf
(0.22mL)ofthegreasewillremaininthesyringe.
Step6.Installtheheatsinkontothemicroprocessorasdescribedin“Replacingamicroprocessorand
heatsink”onpage194.
Removingthesystemboard
Usethisinformationtoremovethesystemboard.
Notes:
1.Whenyoureplacethesystemboard,youmusteitherupdatetheserverwiththelatestfirmwareor
restorethepre-existingfirmwarethatthecustomerprovidesonadisketteorCDimage.Makesurethat
youhavethelatestfirmwareoracopyofthepre-existingfirmwarebeforeyouproceed.
2.Whenyoureplacethesystemboard,makesurethatyouremovetheIntegratedManagementModule
AdvancedUpgradeandplaceitonthenewsystemboard.ForinformationabouttheAdvanced
Upgrade,see“Usingtheremotepresenceandblue-screencapturefeatures”onpage72
Note:YouhavetoreactivatetheFeaturesonDemand(FoD)afterreplacingthesystemboard.
3.Beforeyoureplacethesystemboard,makesurethatyoubackupanyfeaturesondemand(FoD)keys
thatwereenabled.ReactivateanyFeaturesonDemandfeaturesafterreplacingthesystemboard.
InstructionsforautomatingtheactivationoffeaturesandinstallingactivationkeysisintheIBMFeatures
onDemandUser'sGuide.Todownloadthedocument,gotohttps://fod.lenovo.com/lkms,login,
andclickHelp.
Readthesafetyinformationin“Safety”onpagevand“Installationguidelines”onpage33.
Ifyouarereplacingaservercomponentintheserver,youneedtoturnofftheserverandperipheraldevices,
anddisconnectthepowercordsandallexternalcables.
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