Lenovo x3550 M5 - Removing the System Board

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Step6.Installtheheatsinkontothemicroprocessor.
Removingthesystemboard
Usethisinformationtoremovethesystemboard.
Notes:
1.Whenyoureplacethesystemboard,youmusteitherupdatetheserverwiththelatestfirmwareor
restorethepre-existingfirmwarethatthecustomerprovidesonadisketteorCDimage.Makesurethat
youhavethelatestfirmwareoracopyofthepre-existingfirmwarebeforeyouproceed.
2.Whenyoureplacethesystemboard,makesurethatyouremovetheIntegratedManagementModule
AdvancedUpgradeandplaceitonthenewsystemboard.ForinformationabouttheAdvanced
Upgrade,see“Usingtheremotepresenceandblue-screencapturefeatures”onpage43.
3.Beforeyoureplacethesystemboard,makesurethatyoubackupanyfeaturesondemand(FoD)keys
thatwereenabled.ReactivateanyFeaturesonDemandfeatures.Instructionsforautomatingthe
activationoffeaturesandinstallingactivationkeysisintheFeaturesonDemandUser'sGuide.To
downloadthedocument,gotohttps://fod.lenovo.com/lkms,login,andclickHelp.
Toremovethesystemboard,completethefollowingsteps:
Step1.Readthesafetyinformationthatbeginson“Safety”onpagev,“Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices”
onpage118,and“Installationguidelines”onpage116.
Step2.Turnofftheserverandanyattacheddevices.
Step3.Turnofftheperipheraldevicesanddisconnectallpowercords.
Note:Whenyoureplacethesystemboard,youmusteitherupdatetheserverwiththelatest
firmwareorrestorethepre-existingfirmwarethatthecustomerprovidesonadisketteorCD
image.Makesurethatyouhavethelatestfirmwareoracopyofthepre-existingfirmwarebefore
youproceed.
Step4.Pullthepowersuppliesoutoftherearoftheserver,justenoughtodisengagethemfromtheserver.
Step5.Removethecover(see“Removingthecover”onpage119).
Step6.Removetheairbaffle(see“Removingtheairbaffle”onpage122).
Step7.RemoveallPCIriser-cardassembliesandadapters(see“RemovingaPCIriser-cardassembly”on
page169and“Removinganadapter”onpage176).
Step8.RemovetheServeRAIDSAS/SATAcontroller(see“RemovingaServeRAIDSAS/SATAcontroller”
onpage184).
Step9.Removethememorymodulesandsetthemasideonastatic-protectivesurfaceforreinstallation
(see“Removingamemorymodule”onpage159
).
Note:MakeanoteofthelocationofeachDIMMasyouremoveit,sothatyoucanlaterreinstallit
inthesameconnector.
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