Lenovo ThinkServer RD550 - Completing the Parts Replacement; Reinstalling the Server Cover and Reconnecting Cables

2.Positionthemicroprocessorsocketcoverabovethemicroprocessorsocketsothatthesmalltriangle1
onthesocketcoverfacesthesmalltriangle2onthemicroprocessorretainer.Then,carefullypressthe
socketcoverstraightdownintothesocketuntilitsnapsintoposition.
Figure134.Installingthemicroprocessorsocketcover
Whattodonext:
•Toworkwithanotherpieceofhardware,gototheappropriatesection.
•Tocompletethereplacement,goto“Completingthepartsreplacement”onpage152
.
•Afterasystemboardisreplaced,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogrambypressingtheF1key,andthenchecktheBIOSandBMCversion.
2.Gotohttp://www.lenovo.com/driversandfollowtheinstructionsontheWebpagetodownloadthe
latestversionoffirmware.Then,installthefirmwaretoyourserver.
3.Updatethemachinetype,modelnumber,andserialnumberofthesystemboard.Eitheryouwill
bepromptedtodothiswhileupgradingtheBIOS,oryoucanlocatethefilesforupdatingthe
VPDwithintheDOSBIOSpackage.Forsomeservers,theVPDutilityisavailablefordownload
at:http://www.lenovo.com/drivers.
Completingthepartsreplacement
Thistopicprovidesinstructionstohelpyoucompletethepartsreplacementandturnonyourserver.
Tocompletethepartsreplacement,youmustproperlyroutethecablesinsidetheserver,reinstalltheserver
cover,reconnectalltheexternalcablesand,forsomedevices,updatethefirmwareandruntheSetupUtility
programtodofurthersetup.
Reinstallingtheservercoverandreconnectingcables
Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstanding“Safetyinformation”
onpageiii
and“Guidelines”onpage59.
Thistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoreinstalltheservercoverandreconnectcablestoyourserver.
Attention:Forpropercoolingandairflow,reinstalltheservercoverbeforeturningontheserver.Operating
theserverforextendedperiodsoftime(morethan30minutes)withtheservercoverremovedmight
damageservercomponents.
Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother
computerforreference.
Note:Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationsinthistopic.
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