Lenovo x3250 m6 - Installing the System Board

Ifyouareinstructedtoreturntheservercomponentoroptionaldevice,followallpackaginginstructions,
anduseanypackagingmaterialsforshippingthataresuppliedtoyou.
Beforereturningthefailingsystemboard,ensurethatyouremovethemicroprocessorsocketcoverfromthe
newsystemboardandinstallitontothefailingsystemboard.
Installingthesystemboard
Beforeyoustart,noticethefollowinginformation:
•Afteryoureassemblethecomponentsintheserver,routeallcablescarefullysothattheyarenotexposed
toexcessivepressure.
•Whenyouinstallthesystemboard,ensurethatyouremovetheIntegratedManagementModuleII(IMM2)
AdvancedUpgradefromthefailingsystemboardandplaceitonthenewsystemboard.Forinformation
abouttheAdvancedUpgrade,see“Usingtheremotepresenceandblue-screencapturefeatures”on
page36
•Someclustersolutionsrequirespecificcodelevelsorcoordinatedcodeupdates.Ifthedeviceispart
ofaclustersolution,verifythatthelatestlevelofcodeissupportedfortheclustersolutionbeforeyou
updatethecode.
Toinstallthesystemboard,dothefollowing:
Step1.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainsthesystemboardtoanyunpaintedmetalsurface
ontheserver;then,removethesystemboardfromthepackage.
Note:Whenyouareholdingorinstallingthesystemboardintheserver,avoidtouchingthecable
clipsonthesideofthechassisandtheconnectorsonthesystemboard.Donotdamageany
surroundingcomponentsinsidethechassis.
Step2.Holdthetwocorners1ofthesystemboardcarefully,alignthescrewholesinthesystemboard
withthecorrespondingmountingstudsonthechassis,andtheninstalltheninescrewsthatyou
removed.
Figure96.Systemboardinstallation
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