Go to System Configuration and Boot Management ➙ System Settings ➙ Intel 
Optane PMEMs ➙ Security ➙ Press to Disable Security, and input passphrase to 
disable security.
3.  Delete namespaces with command corresponding to the operating system that is 
installed: 
–  Linux command:
ndctl destroy-namespace all -f 
ndctl  destroy-namespace  all  -f 
–  Windows Powershell command
Get-PmemDisk | Remove-PmemDisk 
4.  Clear Platform Configuration Data (PCD) and Namespace Label Storage Area (LSA) 
with the following ipmctl command (for both Linux and Windows).
ipmctl delete -pcd 
Notes: See the following links to learn how to download and use impctl in different 
operating systems: 
–  Windows: 
https://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/us/en/videos/YTV101407
–  Linux: https://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/HT508642
5.  Reboot the system.
b.  Remove the top cover (see 
“Remove the top cover” on page 240).
c.  Remove both PCIe riser cages or fillers, the chassis air baffle, and the PCIe expansion tray (see 
“Remove a 4U PCIe riser cage” on page 255, “Remove the chassis air baffle” on page 270, and 
“Remove the 4U PCIe expansion tray” on page 249).
d.  Remove the following components depending on the location of the processor that is to be 
removed: 
•  If the processor is located on the processor and memory expansion tray, do not remove the 
expansion tray. 
Figure 70. Removing the air baffle from the expansion tray
•  If the processor is located on the system board: 
1.  Remove one of the following components. 
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