Removing The System Board - Lenovo System x3500 M5 Type 5464 Installation And Service Manual

Heat sink
release lever
Heat sink
Figure 217. Rotate the heat sink release lever to the closed position
Step 8. Install the air baffle (see "Replacing the air baffle" on page 189).
Step 9. Install and lock the left-side cover (see "Installing the left-side cover" on page 183).
If you have replaced a server component or installed an optional device in the server, you need to reconnect
the power cords and all external cables, and turn on the server and peripheral devices.

Removing the system board

Use this information to remove the system board.
Notes:
1. Before you replace the system board, make sure that you backup any features on demand (FoD) keys
that were enabled. Reactivate any Features on Demand features after replacing the system board.
Instructions for automating the activation of features and installing activation keys is in the Lenovo
Features on Demand User's Guide. To download the document, go to https://fod.lenovo.com/lkms,
log in, and click Help.
2. 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.
3. When you replace the system board, make sure that you remove the Integrated Management Module II
(IMM2) 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 113
Note: You have to reactivate the Features on Demand (FoD) after replacing the system board.
Read the safety information in "Safety" on page v and "Installation guidelines" on page 29.
If you are replacing a server component in the server, you need to turn off the server and peripheral devices,
and disconnect the power cords and all external cables.
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