System Board; Removing The System Board - Dell PowerEdge FC630 Owner's Manual

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Before working inside your system
After working inside your system
Removing a hard drive or SSD
Removing the cooling shroud
Removing the hard drive or SSD backplane
Removing the hard drive or SSD cage
Removing a PCIe mezzanine card
Removing the Network Daughter Card
Removing the optional IDSDM card
Installing the optional IDSDM card

Removing the system board

Installing the system board
Installing the optional IDSDM card
Installing the optional rSPI card
Installing the Network Daughter Card
Installing a PCIe mezzanine card
Installing a hard drive or SSD
Installing the hard drive or SSD backplane
Installing the hard drive or SSD cage
Installing the cooling shroud
Removing the sled
Removing the sled

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
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.
CAUTION: If you are using Trusted Program Module (TPM) with an encryption key, you may be
prompted to create a recovery key during program or System Setup. Be sure to create and safely
store this recovery key. If you replace this system board, you must supply the recovery key when
you restart your system or program before you can access the encrypted data on your hard
drives.
CAUTION: Do not attempt to remove the TPM plug-in module from the motherboard. After the
TPM plug-in module is installed, it is cryptographically bound to that specific motherboard. Any
attempt to remove an installed TPM plug-in module breaks the cryptographic binding, and it
cannot be reinstalled or installed on another motherboard.
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