Lenovo System x3250 M4 - Replacing the System Board

2.Donotallowthethermalgreasetocomeincontactwithanything,andkeepeachheat
sinkpairedwithitsmicroprocessorforreinstallation.Contactwithanysurfacecan
compromisethethermalgreaseandthemicroprocessorsocket.Amismatchbetweenthe
microprocessoranditsoriginalheatsinkcanrequiretheinstallationofanewheatsink.
•Battery(see“Removingthesystembattery”onpage161)
Step6.Removethescrewsthatsecurethesystemboardtothechassis,andputthescrewsinasafeplace.
Step7.Liftupthesystemboardandcarefullyremoveitfromtheserver,beingcarefulnottodamageany
surroundingcomponents.
Ifyouareinstructedtoreturntheservercomponentoroptionaldevice,followallpackaginginstructions,
anduseanypackagingmaterialsforshippingthataresuppliedtoyou.
Attention:Makesuretoplacethesocketcoverforthemicroprocessorsocketonthesystemboardbefore
returningthesystemboard.
Replacingthesystemboard
Usethisinformationtoreplacethesystemboard.
Notes:
1.Whenyoureassemblethecomponentsintheserver,besuretorouteallcablescarefullysothattheyare
notexposedtoexcessivepressure.
2.Whenyoureplacethesystemboard,youmusteitherupdatetheserverwiththelatestfirmwareor
restorethepre-existingfirmwarefromadisketteorCDimage.Makesurethatyouhavethelatest
firmwareoracopyofthepre-existingfirmwarebeforeyouproceed.See“Updatingthefirmware”on
page61
,“UpdatingtheUniversalUniqueIdentifier(UUID)”onpage78,and“UpdatingtheDMI/SMBIOS
data”onpage80.
3.Whenyoureplacethesystemboard,makesurethatyouremovetheIntegratedManagementModule
AdvancedUpgradeandplaceitonthenewsystemboard.ForinformationabouttheAdvanced
Upgrade,see“Usingtheremotepresenceandblue-screencapturefeatures”onpage72
4.ReactivateanyFeaturesonDemandfeaturesafterreplacingthesystemboard.Instructionsfor
automatingtheactivationoffeaturesandinstallingactivationkeysisintheIBMFeaturesonDemand
User'sGuide.Todownloadthedocument,gotohttps://fod.lenovo.com/lkms,login,andclickHelp.
5.Someclustersolutionsrequirespecificcodelevelsorcoordinatedcodeupdates.Ifthedeviceispart
ofaclustersolution,verifythatthelatestlevelofcodeissupportedfortheclustersolutionbefore
youupdatethecode.
Readthesafetyinformationin“Safety”onpagevand“Installationguidelines”onpage33.
Ifyouarereplacingaservercomponentintheserver,youneedtoturnofftheserverandperipheraldevices,
anddisconnectthepowercordsandallexternalcables.
Toreplacethesystemboard,completethefollowingsteps.
Step1.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthesystemboardtoanyunpaintedmetalsurface
ontheserver;then,removethesystemboardfromthepackage.
Step2.Alignthesystemboardwiththechassisandreplacetheninescrewsthatyouremoved.
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