Lenovo x3550 M5 - Replacing the System Board

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System board handle
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System board handle
Figure207.Systemboardremoval
Step17.Removethesocketcoversfromthemicroprocessorsocketsonthenewsystemboardandplace
themonthemicroprocessorsocketsoftheoldsystemboardthatyouareremoving.
Step18.Ifyouareinstructedtoreturnthesystemboard,followallpackaginginstructions,anduseany
packagingmaterialsforshippingthataresuppliedtoyou.
Attention:Makesuretoplacethesocketcoversforthemicroprocessorsocketsonthesystem
boardbeforereturningthesystemboard.
Replacingthesystemboard
Usethisinformationtoreplacethesystemboard.
Important:
1.Whenyoureassemblethecomponentsintheserver,besuretorouteallcablescarefullysothattheyare
notexposedtoexcessivepressure.
2.Whenyoureplacethesystemboard,youmusteitherupdatetheserverwiththelatestfirmwareor
restorethepre-existingfirmwarefromadisketteorCDimage.Makesurethatyouhavethelatest
firmwareoracopyofthepre-existingfirmwarebeforeyouproceed.See“Updatingthefirmware”on
page33,“UpdatingtheUniversalUniqueIdentifier(UUID)”onpage48,and“UpdatingtheDMI/SMBIOS
data”onpage50formoreinformation.
3.Whenyoureplacethesystemboard,makesurethatyouremovetheIntegratedManagementModule
AdvancedUpgradeandplaceitonthenewsystemboard.ForinformationabouttheAdvanced
Upgrade,see“Usingtheremotepresenceandblue-screencapturefeatures”onpage43
.
4.ReactivateanyFeaturesonDemandfeatures.Instructionsforautomatingtheactivationoffeaturesand
installingactivationkeysisintheFeaturesonDemandUser'sGuide.Todownloadthedocument,goto
https://fod.lenovo.com/lkms,login,andclickHelp.
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