Installing The System Board - IBM x3250 M3 Problem Determination And Service Manual

10. Remove the hypervisor flash device from the USB connector on the system
11. Disconnect all cables from the system board. Make a list of each cable as you
12. Remove the remaining eight screws that secure the system board to the
13. Lift up the system board and carefully remove it from the server, being careful
14. If you are instructed to return the system board, follow all packaging

Installing the system board

Notes:
1. When you reassemble the components in the server, be sure to route all cables
2. When you replace the system board, you must either update the server with the
Important: Some cluster solutions require specific code levels or coordinated code
updates. If the device is part of a cluster solution, verify that the latest level of code
is supported for the cluster solution before you update the code
To install the system board, complete the following steps:
Attention: You must remove the ServeRAID-BR10il v2 SAS/SATA controller
to remove the screw below the SAS/SATA controller that secures the system
board to the chassis.
6. Remove the air baffle (see "Removing the DIMM air baffle" on page 132).
7. Remove the heat sink and microprocessor, and set them aside on a
static-protective surface for reinstallation (see "Removing the microprocessor"
on page 185).
8. Remove the memory modules and set them aside on a static-protective
surface for reinstallation (see "Removing a memory module" on page 151).
Note: Make a note of the location of each DIMM as you remove it, so that you
can later reinstall it in the same connector.
9. Remove the virtual media key from the system board and set it aside (see
"Removing the virtual media key" on page 167). You will have to install the
virtual media key on the new system board.
board and set it aside (see "Removing a USB embedded hypervisor flash
device" on page 165). You will have to install the hypervisor flash device on
the new system board.
disconnect it; you can then use this as a checklist when you install the new
system board (see "System-board internal connectors" on page 14 for the
locations of the cable connectors on the system board).
chassis, and put the screws in a safe place.
not to damage any surrounding components.
instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to
you.
carefully so that they are not exposed to excessive pressure.
latest firmware or restore the pre-existing firmware that the customer provides
on a diskette or CD image. Make sure that you have the latest firmware or a
copy of the pre-existing firmware before you proceed. See "Updating the
firmware" on page 193, "Updating the Universal Unique Identifier (UUID)" on
page 211, and "Updating the DMI/SMBIOS data" on page 214 for more
information.
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and "Installation guidelines"
on page 127.
2. Align the system board with the chassis, and replace the eight screws that you
removed in step 12 of "Removing the system board" on page 190.
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