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you have the latest firmware or a copy of the preexisting firmware before you
proceed. See "Updating firmware and device drivers" on page 25 for more
information.
See "System-board layouts" on page 17 for more information about the locations of
the connectors, jumpers, and LEDs on the system board.
Procedure
To remove the components from the system-board assembly, complete the
following steps:
1. Remove the cover (see "Removing the compute node cover" on page 715).
2. Remove all of the installed components in the following list from the
3. Remove the left- and right-bezels (see "Removing the bezel" on page 707).
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system-board assembly; then, place them on a static-protective surface or install
them on the new system-board assembly.
v Center partition (see "Removing the center partition" on page 708).
v Fabric connectors (see "Removing a fabric connector" on page 728).
v Flash DIMMs (see "Removing a flash DIMM" on page 730 ).
v DIMMs and air baffles (see "Removing a DIMM" on page 717).
v Hard disk drive cage and backplane assemblies (see "Removing the hard
disk drive cage and backplane assembly" on page 737).
v Hard disk drives and hard disk drive bay fillers (see "Removing a hot-swap
hard disk drive" on page 739).
v I/O expansion adapters (see "Removing an I/O expansion adapter" on page
741).
v Microprocessors and heat sinks. Use the microprocessor installation tool that
comes with the CRU kit to remove each microprocessor from the
system-board assembly and install each one immediately in the new
system-board assembly (see "Removing a microprocessor and heat sink" on
page 758 and "Installing a microprocessor and heat sink" on page 762).
v Solid state drives (see "Removing a solid state drive" on page 750).
v Solid state drive cage and backplane (see "Removing the solid state drive
cage and backplane" on page 752).
v Solid state drive mounting sleeves (see "Removing the solid state drive
mounting sleeve" on page 755
v USB flash drives (see "Removing the USB flash drive" on page 756).