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Dell PowerEdge R430 Owner's Manual

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Installing the system board

Prerequisites

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 are shipped with your product.
CAUTION Do not lift the system board by holding a memory module, processor, or other components.
CAUTION Take care not to damage the system identification button while placing the system board into the chassis.
  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in the Safety instructions section.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in the Before working inside your system section.
  3. Keep the Phillips #2 screwdriver ready.
  4. Unpack the new system board assembly.

Steps

  1. Hold the system board by its edges and the system board t-handle, and angle it toward the back of the chassis.
  2. Lower the system board into the chassis until the connectors at the back of the system board align with the slots on the rear wall of the chassis, and the screw holes on the system board align with the standoffs on the chassis.
  3. Tighten the nine screws that secure the system board to the chassis.
    Figure 1. Installing the system board
    Installing the system board
    1. screw (9)
    2. system board
    3. system board t-handle

Next steps

  1. Install the Trusted Platform Module (TPM). See the Installing the Trusted Platform Module section.

  2. Replace the following:

    1. Internal dual SD module

    2. Heat sink/heat sink blank and processor/processor blank

    3. Expansion card riser

    4. Expansion cards

    5. Integrated storage controller card

    6. Memory modules

    7. Cooling shroud

  3. Reconnect all cables to the system board.

    NOTE Ensure that the cables inside the system are routed through the cable routing latch.
  4. Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section.

  5. Import your new or existing iDRAC Enterprise license. For more information, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User’s Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals.

  6. Ensure that you:

    1. Use the Easy Restore feature to restore the service tag. See Restoring the Service Tag by using the Easy Restore feature.

    2. If the Service Tag is not backed up in the backup flash device, enter the system service tag manually. See Entering the system service tag.

    3. Update the BIOS and iDRAC versions.

    4. Re-enable the Trusted Platform Module (TPM). See Initializing the TPM for BitLocker users or Initializing the TPM for Intel TXT users.

    5. Download the Personality Module. For details, see Rebrand the system.

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