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Replacing the Tier 2 system-board and chassis assembly
You can install this Tier 2 CRU yourself or request IBM
additional charge, under the type of warranty service that is designated for the
blade server. Replace the system board and chassis assembly. When replacing the
system board, you will replace the system board, blade base (chassis), the
microprocessor, and heat sinks as one assembly. After replacement, you must either
update the system with the latest firmware or restore the pre-existing firmware
that the customer provides on a diskette or CD image.
Note: See "System-board layouts" on page 9 for more information on the locations
of the connectors and LEDs on the system board.
Perform the following procedure to replace the system-board and chassis assembly.
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1. Read "Safety" on page v and the "Installation guidelines" on page 239.
2. Shut down the operating system, turn off the blade server, and remove the
blade server from the BladeCenter unit. See "Removing the blade server from
a BladeCenter unit" on page 241.
3. Carefully lay the blade server on a flat, static-protective surface, with the
cover side up.
4. Open and remove the blade server cover. See "Removing the blade server
cover" on page 244.
5. Remove the blade server bezel assembly. See "Removing the bezel assembly"
on page 246.
6. Remove any of the installed components listed below from the system board;
then, place them on a non-conductive surface or install them on the new
system-board and chassis assembly.
v I/O expansion card. See "Removing and installing an I/O expansion card"
on page 260.
v Hard disk drives. See "Removing a SAS hard disk drive" on page 248.
v DIMMs. See "Removing a memory module" on page 251.
v Management card. See "Removing the management card" on page 253.
7. Touch the static-protective package that contains the system-board and chassis
assembly to any unpainted metal surface on the BladeCenter unit or any
unpainted metal surface on any other grounded rack component; then, remove
the assembly from its package.
8. Install any of the components listed below that were removed from the old
system-board and chassis assembly.
v I/O expansion card. See "Removing and installing an I/O expansion card"
on page 260.
v Hard disk drives. See "Installing a SAS hard disk drive" on page 249.
v DIMMs. See "Installing a memory module" on page 251.
v Management card. See "Installing the management card" on page 254.
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