Supermicro MicroBlade MBI-311C-1C2 User Manual page 4

Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Overview ...............................................................................................................................8
Eligible Enclosures ..............................................................................................................8
1.2 System Features ..................................................................................................................9
Front View ...........................................................................................................................9
Control Panel .................................................................................................................10
Top view ............................................................................................................................11
System Block Diagrams ....................................................................................................13
1.3 Motherboard Layout ..........................................................................................................14
Quick Reference ...............................................................................................................15
Motherboard Block Diagram .............................................................................................16
Chapter 2 Installation and Setup
2.1 Unpacking the System .......................................................................................................17
2.2 Installing or Removing the Blade Unit ................................................................................18
Installing a Blade Unit into the Enclosure .........................................................................18
Removing a Blade Unit from the Enclosure .....................................................................18
2.3 Powering Up or Down ........................................................................................................19
2.4 Processor and Heatsink Installation ...................................................................................19
Installing the Intel 12th Generation Core i3/i5/i7/i9 Processor .........................................20
Installing the CPU Heatsink ..............................................................................................23
Removing the Heatsink .....................................................................................................24
2.5 Memory ...............................................................................................................................25
Memory Support ................................................................................................................25
Memory Population Guidelines .........................................................................................25
Installing Memory ..............................................................................................................27
2.6 Replacing the Battery .........................................................................................................28
2.7 Storage Drives ....................................................................................................................29
M.2 SSDs ..........................................................................................................................30
Checking the Temperature of an NVMe Drive ..................................................................31
2.8 System Cooling ..................................................................................................................32
Installing the Air Shrouds ..................................................................................................32
Checking the Server Air Flow ...........................................................................................33
Overheating .......................................................................................................................33
Contents
4
Contents