CAUTION: Many repairs may only be done by a certified service technician. 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: If you are using the Trusted Program Module (TPM) with an encryption 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.
NOTE: This is a Field Replaceable Unit (FRU). Removal and installation procedures should be performed only by Dell certified service technicians.
Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section:
Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals.
Disconnect the system from the electrical outlet and disconnect the peripherals.
If installed, remove the front bezel.
If applicable, remove the system from the rack.
Remove the system cover.
Disconnect the cables connected to the system board, SAS backplane, and control panel board.
Remove the following:
a. Cable management tray
b. Cooling fans (6)
c. Memory risers (8)
d. Memory riser and fan cage
e. Fan tray
f. Processor blank and heat sink blank
g. Processors and heat sinks
h. Power supply units
i. Power supply unit bays with power distribution boards (2)
j. NDC riser
k. Expansion card risers, expansion cards, integrated storage controller cards
l. Internal USB key, if installed
m. Hard drive backplanes
n. Optical drive
NOTE: The heat sink is hot to touch for some time after the system has been powered down. Ensure that you do not touch the heat sink(s) while removing the system board.
Disconnect all cables from the system board.
CAUTION: Do not lift the system board by holding a memory module, processor, or other components.
NOTE: Exercise caution when you install the system board into the chassis, because installing the system board may cause damage to the optical drive cable connector that is connected to front of the system board.
Removing the system board:
Hold the system board by the memory riser guide, lift the blue release pin, and slide the system board toward the front of the system.
Lift the system board away from the chassis until it clears the retention pins on the chassis.
Holding the memory riser guide and metal bracket, angle the system board toward the back of the chassis.
Installing the system board:
Holding the memory riser guide and metal bracket, lower the system board into the chassis.
CAUTION: Do not lift the system board by holding a memory module, processor, or other components.
NOTE: Exercise caution when you install the system board into the chassis, because installing the system board may cause damage to the optical drive cable connector that is connected to front of the system board.
Push the system board toward the back of the chassis until the release pin on the board clicks into place.
NOTE: Ensure that the two tabs at the back of the system board engage with the slots on the chassis.
Install the following:
a. Power supply unit bay (2) with power distribution board (2)
b. Power supply units
c. NDC riser
d. Expansion card risers, expansion card, integrated storage controller
e. Processors and heat sinks
f. Processor blank and heat sink blank
g. Fan tray
h. Memory riser and fan cage
i. Memory risers (8)
j. Cooling fans (6)
k. Cable management tray
l. Hard drive backplane
m. Internal USB key, if removed
n. Optical drive
Reconnect the cables to the system board, hard drive backplane, control panel board, and the optical drive cable.
NOTE: Ensure that the cables inside the system are routed along the chassis wall and secured using the shimstock pieces.
Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section:
Install the system cover.
If applicable, install the system into the rack.
If removed, install the front bezel.
Reconnect the peripherals and connect the system to the electrical outlet.
Turn on the system, including any attached peripherals.
Ensure that you perform the following steps:
If the service tag is not backed up in the backup flash device, enter the system service tag manually. For more information, see the Entering the system Service Tag by using System Setup section.
Update the BIOS and iDRAC versions.
Re-enable the Trusted Platform Module (TPM). For more information, see the Initializing the TPM for TXT users section.
Import your new or existing iDRAC8 Enterprise license.
