System Board; Removing The System Board - Dell PowerEdge R630 Owner's Manual

System board

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 Platform 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, 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 system board. After the
TPM plug-in module is installed, it is cryptographically bound to that specific system board. Any
attempt to remove an installed TPM plug-in module breaks the cryptographic binding, and it
cannot be re-installed or installed on another 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. Remove the following:
a. Cooling shroud
b. Memory modules
c. Cooling fans
d. Power supply units
e. All expansion card risers and expansion cards
WARNING: The heat sink is hot to touch for some time after the system has been
powered down. Ensure that you do not touch the heat sinks while removing the system
board.
f. Heat sinks or heat sink blanks and processors or processor blanks
CAUTION: To prevent damage to the processor pins when replacing a faulty system
board, ensure that you cover the processor socket with the processor protective cap.
g. Integrated storage controller card
h. Network daughter card
i. Internal dual SD module
j. Internal USB key (if installed)
k. Hot-swap hard drives
l. Hard drive backplane
CAUTION: To avoid damaging the mini SAS cable and connector, follow the correct
procedure when removing the mini SAS cable from the system board.
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