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Removing and replacing the system board assembly
Removing the system board assembly
Procedure
1.
Power down the server blade.
2.
Remove the server blade.
3.
Place the server blade on a flat, level work surface.
4.
Remove the access panel.
5.
Remove all drives and drive blanks (Removing and replacing the drive bay options).
IMPORTANT: When removing a DIMM baffle, do not remove the following options when installed on the
DIMM baffle:
•
M.2 enablement option (left DIMM baffle)
•
HPE Smart Storage Battery (right DIMM baffle)
IMPORTANT: When removing the right DIMM baffle, use the blue pull tab to disconnect the HPE Smart
Storage Battery cable from the system board.
6.
Remove both DIMM baffles (Removing the DIMM baffles).
7.
Remove the DIMMs (Removing and replacing a DIMM).
8.
Observe NVDIMM relocation guidelines
9.
Remove all NVDIMMs (Removing and replacing an NVDIMM).
10. Remove the direct connect SATA cable (Removing and replacing the direct connect SATA cable).
11. Remove the internal USB drive, if installed.
To locate the internal USB connector, see System board components.
12. Remove the storage controller or the NVMe pass-through board (Removing a storage controller or NVMe pass-
through board).
13. Remove the front panel/drive cage assembly (Removing and replacing the front panel/drive cage assembly).
14. Remove the mezzanine assembly (Removing the mezzanine assembly).
15. Remove the FlexibleLOM adapter (Removing and replacing the FlexibleLOM adapter).
16. Remove the system battery (Removing and replacing the system battery).
17. Remove the heatsink blank (Removing and replacing the heatsink blank), if installed.
When all components are removed from the system board assembly, install all components on the spare system board
assembly. See Replacing the system board assembly.
More information
Power down the server blade
Remove the server blade
Removing the access panel
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