Installing the system board, 5 install the new system board – Dell POWEREDGE R610 User Manual

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Installing System Components

Installing the System Board

1 Unpack the new system board and remove the label placard that is inserted

in the memory module socket.

2 Remove the labels from the placard and affix them to the system

information panel on the front of the system. See Figure 1-1.

3 Transfer the processors and heat sinks to the new system board. See

"Removing a Processor" and "Installing a Processor."

4 Remove the memory modules and transfer them to the same locations on

the new board. See "Removing Memory Modules" and "Installing Memory

Modules."

5 Install the new system board:

a

Holding the system board by the edges of the system board tray, lower

the right side of the system board into the chassis.

CAUTION:

Do not lift the system board assembly by grasping a memory module,

processor, or other components.
b

Slowly lower the left side of the system board into the chassis.

c

Slightly lift up the front of the system board and maneuver the system

board to the bottom of the chassis until it lays completely flat.

d

Ensure that all retention hooks on the bottom of the chassis are

inserted into the retention slots on the system board. See Figure 3-24.

e

Push the system board toward the back of the chassis until the blue

retention pin snaps into place.

6 Transfer the NIC hardware key. See "NIC Hardware Key."
7 Connect the cables in the order listed below (see Figure 6-1 for the

locations of the connectors on the system board):
• SATA interface cable, if applicable
• Control panel interface cable connector
• Optical drive power cable connector
• Control panel USB interface cable connector
• SAS backplane power cable connector

8 Replace the expansion-card risers. See "Replacing an Expansion-Card

Riser."

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