Lenovo x3650 M5 - Replacing the System Board

Replacingthesystemboard
Usethisinformationtoreplacethesystemboard.
Notes:
1.Whenyoureassemblethecomponentsintheserver,besuretorouteallcablescarefullysothattheyare
notexposedtoexcessivepressure.
2.Whenyoureplacethesystemboard,youmusteitherupdatetheserverwiththelatestfirmwareor
restorethepre-existingfirmwarefromadisketteorCDimage.Makesurethatyouhavethelatest
firmwareoracopyofthepre-existingfirmwarebeforeyouproceed.See“Updatingthefirmware”on
page43
,“UpdatingtheUniversalUniqueIdentifier(UUID)”onpage59,and“UpdatingtheDMI/SMBIOS
data”onpage62formoreinformation.
3.Whenyoureplacethesystemboard,makesurethatyouremovetheIntegratedManagementModule
AdvancedUpgradeandplaceitonthenewsystemboard.ForinformationabouttheAdvanced
Upgrade,see“Usingtheremotepresenceandblue-screencapturefeatures”onpage54
.
4.ReactivateanyFeaturesonDemandfeatures.Instructionsforautomatingtheactivationoffeaturesand
installingactivationkeysisintheFeaturesonDemandUser'sGuide.Todownloadthedocument,goto
http://www.ibm.com/systems/x/fod/,login,andclickHelp.
Important:Someclustersolutionsrequirespecificcodelevelsorcoordinatedcodeupdates.Ifthedevice
ispartofaclustersolution,verifythatthelatestlevelofcodeissupportedfortheclustersolutionbefore
youupdatethecode.
Toinstallthesystemboard,completethefollowingsteps:
Step1.Readthesafetyinformationthatbeginson“Safety”onpagev,“Handlingstatic-sensitivedevices”
onpage291,and“Installationguidelines”onpage289.
Step2.Alignthesystemboardwiththeslotsonthesideofthechassisandlowertherightsideintothe
chassisfirst;then,lowertheothersideofthesystemboardintothechassis.
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