System Board; Removing The System Board - Dell PowerEdge M830 Owner's Manual

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Safety instructions
Before working inside your system
Removing an expander card
Installing a 1.8-inch (x12) SAS SSD backplane
Installing a 2.5-inch (x2) SATA hard drive or SSD plus 2.5-inch (x2) PCIe SSD backplane
Installing a 2.5-inch (x4) SAS hard-drive or SSD backplane
Installing a 2.5-inch (x4) SATA hard-drive or SSD backplane
Installing a hard-drive or SSD cage
Installing the system cover
Installing a blade
After working inside your system

System board

A system board (also known as the motherboard) is the main printed circuit board found in computers.
The system board allows communication between many of the crucial electronic components of the
computer, such as the central processing unit (CPU) and memory, and also provides connectors for other
peripherals. Unlike a backplane, a system board contains significant number subsystems such as the
processor expansion cards, and other components.

Removing the system board

Prerequisites
CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. You should only
perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in your product documentation, or as
directed by the online or telephone service and support team. Damage due to servicing that is
not authorized by Dell is not covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions
that came with the product.
NOTE: This is a Field Replaceable Unit (FRU). Removal and installation procedures should be
performed only by Dell certified service technicians.
NOTE: You must remove the system board to replace a faulty system board.
1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
3. Keep the 5 mm and 6 mm Hex nut drivers, #2 Phillips screwdriver, and #2 Phillips round screwdriver
ready.
4. Remove the following:
a. processor(s) and heat sink(s)
b. memory modules
c. cooling shroud
d. hard drives or SSDs
e. hard-drive backplane or SSD backplane
f. hard-drive cage or SSD cage
g. storage controller card
h. expander card
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