Lenovo ThinkServer RD440 - Replacing the system board

2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaflat,
clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage89.
4.Locatetherisercardassembly2.See“Servercomponents”onpage34.
5.Grasptherisercardassembly2byitsedgesandcarefullyliftitstraightupandoffthechassis.
Note:IfthereisanycableconnectedtoanyPCIExpresscardontherisercardassembly2,youmight
needtoremovethecoolingshroudfirst.See“Removingandreinstallingthecoolingshroud”onpage97.
Figure148.Liftingtherisercardassembly2offthechassis
6.Ifnecessary,disconnectanycablesfromthePCIExpresscardsinstalledontherisercardassembly2
andthencompletelyremovetherisercardassembly2outofthechassis.
7.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthenewrisercardassembly2toanyunpainted
surfaceontheoutsideoftheserver.Then,removethenewrisercardassembly2fromthepackage.
8.RemovethePCIExpresscards(ifany)fromtheoldrisercardassembly2andinstallthemonthenew
one.See“InstallingorremovinganEthernetcard”onpage120.
9.Ifnecessary,reconnectanycablestothePCIExpresscardsonthenewrisercardassembly2.
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