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Removing the system-board assembly
Use this information to remove the system-board assembly from the blade server.
Attention: The system-board assembly is a field-replaceable unit (FRU) and must
be replaced by a trained service technician. To contact an IBM service
representative, see "Hardware service and support" on page 227.
When you replace the system board, you will replace the system board and blade
base as one assembly. After replacement, you must either update the blade server
with the latest firmware or restore the pre-existing firmware that the customer
provides on a diskette or CD image.
Note: See "System-board layouts" on page 14 for more information on the
locations of the connectors, jumpers and LEDs on the system board.
To remove the system-board assembly, complete the following steps:
1. Before you begin, read "Safety" on page v and "Installation guidelines" on
2. If the blade server is installed in a BladeCenter unit, remove it (see "Removing
3. Carefully lay the blade server on a flat, static-protective surface.
4. Remove the blade server cover (see "Removing the blade server cover" on page
5. If an optional expansion unit is installed, remove the expansion unit (see
6. Remove all of the installed components in the following list from the
7. Remove the dust cover over the microprocessor sockets of the new
8. If you are instructed to return the system-board assembly, follow all packaging
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BladeCenter HS22V Type 7871 and 1949: Problem Determination and Service Guide
page 49.
the blade server from the BladeCenter unit" on page 52 for instructions).
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"Removing an optional expansion unit" on page 57).
system-board assembly; then, place them on a static-protective surface or
immediately install them on the new system-board assembly.
v DIMMs. See "Removing a memory module" on page 63.
v I/O expansion cards. See "Removing a CIOv-form-factor expansion card" on
page 74, "Removing a horizontal-combination-form-factor expansion card"
on page 75, and "Removing a storage interface card" on page 76.
v USB module. See "Removing a USB Flash key" on page 70.
v Storage drives. See "Removing a SSD storage drive" on page 61.
v Microprocessors and heat sinks. See "Removing a microprocessor and heat
sink" on page 85.
system-board assembly and place them over the microprocessor sockets of the
old system-board assembly (see "System-board layouts" on page 14).
instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to
you.
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