System Board; Removing The System Board - Dell PowerEdge R530 Owner's Manual

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• Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section.
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Before working inside your system
After working inside your system

System board

A system board (also known as the motherboard) is the main printed circuit board found in systems. The system board allows
communication between many of the crucial electronic components of the system, 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 of sub-systems 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 are
shipped with your product.
CAUTION: If you are using the 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.
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 Remove or disconnect the following components:
a cooling shroud
b cooling fans
c power supply(s)
d expansion card riser
e integrated storage controller card
f internal dual SD module
g internal USB key (if installed)
h heat sink(s)/heat sink blank(s)
i processors(s)/processor blank(s)
CAUTION:
cover the processor socket with the processor protective cap.
j memory modules and memory module blanks
4 Keep the Phillips #2 screwdriver ready.
Steps
1 Disconnect the SAS cable from the system board.
2 Disconnect all other data and power cables from the system board.
CAUTION: Take care not to damage the system identification button while removing the system board from the chassis.
CAUTION: Do not lift the system board by holding a memory module, processor, or other components.
154 Installing and removing system components
To prevent damage to the processor pins when replacing a faulty system board, ensure that you