System Board; Removing The System Board - Dell DX6012S Hardware Owner's Manual

System Board

Removing the System Board

CAUTION:
You should only perform troubleshooting and simple repairs as authorized in
your product documentation, or as directed by the online or telephone service
and support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not
covered by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came
with the product.
CAUTION:
key, you may be prompted to create a recovery key during program or system
setup. Be sure to create and safely store this recovery key. If you replace this
system board, you must supply the recovery key when you restart your system or
program before you can access the encrypted data on your hard drives.
1 Turn off the system and attached peripherals, and disconnect the system
from the electrical outlet.
2 Open the system. See "Opening the System" on page 70.
3 Remove the cooling shroud. See "Removing the Cooling Shroud" on
page 72.
4 Remove the power supplies. See "Removing a Redundant Power Supply"
on page 81 or "System Memory" on page 83.
5 Remove all expansion cards and, if applicable, the storage controller card.
See "Removing an Expansion Card" on page 93 and "Removing the Storage
Controller Card" on page 96.
6 Remove the expansion-card riser. See "Removing an Expansion-Card
Riser" on page 94.
7 Remove the heat sink and processor. See "Removing a Processor" on
page 104.
8 If installed, remove the iDRAC6 Enterprise card. See "Removing an
iDRAC6 Enterprise Card" on page 103.
9 If installed, remove the iDRAC6 Express card. See "Removing an iDRAC6
Express Card" on page 101.
10 Disconnect all cables from the system board.
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Installing System Components
Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician.
If you are using the Trusted Program Module (TPM) with an encryption