Lenovo System x3500 M5 Type 5464 - Removing the System Board

Heat sink
Heat sink
release lever
Figure217.Rotatetheheatsinkreleaselevertotheclosedposition
Step8.Installtheairbaffle(see“Replacingtheairbaffle”onpage189).
Step9.Installandlocktheleft-sidecover(see“Installingtheleft-sidecover”onpage183).
Ifyouhavereplacedaservercomponentorinstalledanoptionaldeviceintheserver,youneedtoreconnect
thepowercordsandallexternalcables,andturnontheserverandperipheraldevices.
Removingthesystemboard
Usethisinformationtoremovethesystemboard.
Notes:
1.Beforeyoureplacethesystemboard,makesurethatyoubackupanyfeaturesondemand(FoD)keys
thatwereenabled.ReactivateanyFeaturesonDemandfeaturesafterreplacingthesystemboard.
InstructionsforautomatingtheactivationoffeaturesandinstallingactivationkeysisintheLenovo
FeaturesonDemandUser'sGuide.Todownloadthedocument,gotohttps://fod.lenovo.com/lkms,
login,andclickHelp.
2.Whenyoureplacethesystemboard,youmusteitherupdatetheserverwiththelatestfirmwareor
restorethepre-existingfirmwarethatthecustomerprovidesonadisketteorCDimage.Makesurethat
youhavethelatestfirmwareoracopyofthepre-existingfirmwarebeforeyouproceed.
3.Whenyoureplacethesystemboard,makesurethatyouremovetheIntegratedManagementModuleII
(IMM2)AdvancedUpgradeandplaceitonthenewsystemboard.ForinformationabouttheAdvanced
Upgrade,see“Usingtheremotepresenceandblue-screencapturefeatures”onpage113
Note:YouhavetoreactivatetheFeaturesonDemand(FoD)afterreplacingthesystemboard.
Readthesafetyinformationin“Safety”onpagevand“Installationguidelines”onpage29.
Ifyouarereplacingaservercomponentintheserver,youneedtoturnofftheserverandperipheraldevices,
anddisconnectthepowercordsandallexternalcables.
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