Smp Expansion Module; Removing And Installing The Smp Expansion Module And Cover - IBM eServer xSeries 445 Type 8870 Option Installation Manual

SMP Expansion Module

The SMP Expansion Module contains the XceL4
microprocessors, and voltage regulator modules (VRMs) needed to run your server.
This section contains the information needed to install and remove the SMP
Expansion Module, microprocessors, VRMs, and DIMMs.
The following notes describe components in the SMP Expansion Module and other
information that you must consider when installing an SMP Expansion Module:
v Use two hands to install or remove an SMP Expansion Module. Do not allow the
v For your server to operate properly, there must be a minimum of one SMP
v An SMP Expansion Module must contain at least one microprocessor and two
v If there is only one SMP Expansion Module installed in the server, an SMP baffle
v When the minimum number of microprocessors are installed in the SMP
v Before removing or installing SMP Expansion Modules, you must remove the
v You must run the Configuration/Setup Utility program whenever you remove or

Removing and Installing the SMP Expansion Module and cover

This section describes how to remove and install an SMP Expansion Module and its
cover.
Removing the SMP Expansion Module and cover
Complete the following steps to remove an SMP Expansion Module from the server
and to remove the SMP Expansion Module cover:
1. Read the safety information beginning on page v and "Installation guidelines" on
2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices; then, disconnect the power cords
3. Pull out on the quick release latches on each side of the server; then, pull the
4. Open the top cover.
5. Remove the retention bracket or brackets from the server:
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expansion module to come in contact with the center plane while lifting it out of
or setting it into the server.
Expansion Module installed.
DIMMs.
must be installed in place of the upper SMP Expansion Module to ensure proper
cooling of the server.
Expansion Module, a microprocessor baffle must be installed in microprocessor
socket 4 to ensure proper cooling within the server.
retention bracket or brackets and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) shield from
the rear of the server.
replace an SMP Expansion Module or one of its associated options.
page 11.
and all external cables.
server out of its rack enclosure until it stops.
a. Remove the shipping thumbscrews from the right side of the server.
Note: There are two shipping thumbscrews per retention bracket.
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system cache, DIMMs,