Replacing The System Board - Fujitsu PRIMERGY TX120 S3 Upgrade And Maintenance Manual

System board and components
14.4

Replacing the system board

Field Replaceable Units (FRU)
Average hardware task duration: 50 minutes
Average software task duration: 10 minutes
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Please note that manual save or restore of BIOS settings
might take more time (up to 25 minutes).
Note on network settings recovery
The following notes are required for TX120 S3p (PYT12Pxxx for Japanese
market).
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When replacing network controllers or the system board, network
configuration settings in the operating system will be lost and replaced
by default values. This applies to all static IP address and LAN teaming
configurations.
Ensure to note down your current network settings before replacing a
network controller or the system board.
Note on TPM
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The system board can be equipped with an optional TPM (Trusted
Platform Module). This module enables third party programs to store key
information (e. g. drive encryption using Windows Bitlocker Drive
Encryption).
If the customer is using TPM functionality, the TPM has to be removed
from the defective system board and connected to the new system
board. For a detailed description, please refer to section
TPM board" on page
The TPM is activated in the system BIOS.
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CAUTION!
– Before replacing the system board, ask the customer whether TPM
functionality is used.
– If the customer is using TPM functionality, remove the TPM from the
old system board and install it on the new system board.
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