Summary of Contents for Supermicro SuperServer SYS-221GE-NR
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WEEE DISASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS SUPERMICRO SYS-221GE-NR ENCLOSURE Abstract This document provides clear guidance for end-of-life recyclers on how to identify and disassemble reportable materials in compliance with the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive.
2. Reportable Materials on SYS-221GE-NR According to Article 8(2) and Annex VII of WEEE directive 2012/19/EU, below materials and components should be selectively treated. Description Notes Quantity With a surface greater than 10 sq cm Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) or 3.5, 4.2, 5.1, 7.2, 8.1, (Depending on the system Printed Circuit Assemblies (PCA)
3. Disassemble Instructions The intent of this document is to provide guidance to recyclers on the presence of materials and components at the product / family level, as required by the EU WEEE Directive 2012/10/EU. This document should also help direct recyclers to proper methods for removing parts and general product disassembly instructions.
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Chassis Backplane Fans Screws Motherboard*1 set Battery*1 set Cables Add-on card Add-on card* 7 Add-on card Backplane...
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Power Supply Power Enclosure*2 Screws and Standoff*2 Set Power Supply Module*2 Storage Card and CPU Heat Sink*2 set Processor*2 set DIMM *8 set Add on Card (Network)*3 GPU Card*3...
3.3 Step-by-Step Disassembly Instructions 1. Removing Cable and Chassis Cover 1. Use the operating system to power down the system. 2. After the system has completely shut-down, disconnect the power cords from the power supply modules. 3. Remove all cables/ unit from the server IO port. 4.
2. Removing Hard Disk Drive (HDD) / Solid State Drive (SDD) 1. Release lath to extend the drive carrier handle, pull the drive out of the chassis. 2. Remove the screw, lift the lath and top cover and take the PCB from enclosure. Description HDD/ SSD Lath...
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2. Release the locking clip to unlock the power supply module. 3. Pull out the locking lever and remove the unit. 4. Remove the screw from the enclosure 4. Cut the power leads connected to the fan and lift the main board from the chassis...
Use a flathead screwdriver to cut the capacitor adhesive and pin solder. Adhesive Description Power Supply Power Enclosure Fan Cable Power Module PCB Capacitor 4. Removing Power Distributor 1. Disconnect the power cords from the power supply modules. 2. Unplug the power distributor from the motherboard and backplane. 3.
Description Power Distributor Power Distributor PCBs 5. Removing Backplane 1. Unscrew the screws (circled in red) holding the Power Distributor (PDB) bracket from the chassis. Description Power Distributor Backplane 6. Removing Fan 1. Lift the fan bracket from the top of the fans. 2.
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2. Use a T30-bit screwdriver to loosen the four peek nuts on the heatsink in the sequence of A, B, C, and D 3. Once the peek nuts have been loosened from the CPU socket, press the rotating wires inward to unlatch the PHM from the socket, as shown below 4.
7. Unlock the lever from its locked position and push it upwards to disengage the processor from the processor carrier, as shown below right 8. Once the processor has been loosened from the carrier, carefully remove the processor from the carrier Note: Please handle the processor with care to avoid damaging it or its pins Description Heat Sink...
Description DIMM 9 Removing the M.2 from the Motherboard 1. Turn the clip and release the M.2. 2. Gently pull the M.2 out of the socket. Description 10. Removing the Air shroud 1. Lift and remove the air shroud from the chassis. 10.1...
Description 10.1 Air Shroud 11. Removing GPU Card 1. Remove the GPU bracket with 4x screws (2x screws are flat head, 2x screws are pan head). 2. lift the GPU from GPU tray. 3. Remove the screw and pull up the GPU from bracket. 11.1 Description 11.1...
12. Removing Advanced I/O (AIOM) Network Card 1. Remove the screw from bracket and lift the network card. 12.1 Description 12.1 Network card 13. Removing Motherboard 1. Unscrew the screws (circled in red) on the motherboard and lift the motherboard out of the chassis. 2.
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13.1 13.2 Description 13.1 Motherboard 13.2 Battery When the all the steps are complete, the chassis enclosure can be recycled.
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