Removing The System Board - IBM System x3550 M5 Type 5463 Installation And Service Manual

Removing the system board

Use this information to remove the system board.
About this task
Notes:
1. When you replace the system board, you must either update the server with
2. When you replace the system board, make sure that you remove the Integrated
3. Before you replace the system board, make sure that you back up any features
To remove the system board, complete the following steps:
Procedure
10. (Trained technician only) Remove all heat sinks and microprocessors, and set
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the latest firmware or restore the pre-existing firmware that the customer
provides on a diskette or CD image. Make sure that you have the latest
firmware or a copy of the pre-existing firmware before you proceed.
Management Module Advanced Upgrade and place it on the new system
board. For information about the Advanced Upgrade, see "Using the remote
presence and blue-screen capture features" on page 48.
on demand (FoD) keys that were enabled. Reactivate any Features on Demand
features. Instructions for automating the activation of features and installing
activation keys is in the IBM Features on Demand User's Guide. To download the
document, go to /http://www.ibm.com/systems/x/fod/, log in, and click
Help.
1. Read the safety information that begins on "Safety" on page vii, "Handling
static-sensitive devices" on page 124, and "Installation guidelines" on page
122.
2. Turn off the server and any attached devices.
3. Turn off the peripheral devices and disconnect all power cords.
Note: When you replace the system board, you must either update the server
with the latest firmware or restore the pre-existing firmware that the customer
provides on a diskette or CD image. Make sure that you have the latest
firmware or a copy of the pre-existing firmware before you proceed.
4. Pull the power supplies out of the rear of the server, just enough to disengage
them from the server.
5. Remove the cover (see "Removing the cover" on page 126).
6. Remove the air baffle (see "Removing the air baffle" on page 129).
7. Remove all PCI riser-card assemblies and adapters (see "Removing a PCI
riser-card assembly" on page 170 and "Removing an adapter" on page 177).
8. Remove the ServeRAID SAS/SATA controller (see "Removing a ServeRAID
SAS/SATA controller" on page 186).
9. Remove the memory modules and set them aside on a static-protective surface
for reinstallation (see "Removing a memory module" on page 164).
Note: Make a note of the location of each DIMM as you remove it, so that
you can later reinstall it in the same connector.
them aside on a static-protective surface for reinstallation (see "Removing a
microprocessor and heat sink" on page 247).
Notes: