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Dell PowerEdge R630 Owner's Manual

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Removing 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 If you are using the Trusted Platform 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, supply the recovery key when you restart your system or program before you can access the encrypted data on your hard drives.
CAUTION Do not attempt to remove the TPM plug-in module from the system board. After the TPM plug-in module is installed, it is cryptographically bound to that specific system board. Any attempt to remove an installed TPM plug-in module breaks the cryptographic binding, and it cannot be re-installed or installed on another system board.
  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. Remove the following:

    1. Cooling shroud

    2. Memory modules

    3. Cooling fans

    4. Power supply units

    5. All expansion card risers and expansion cards

      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 sinks while removing the system board.

    6. Heat sinks or heat sink blanks and processors or processor blanks

      CAUTION To prevent damage to the processor pins when replacing a faulty system board, ensure that you cover the processor socket with the processor protective cap.

    7. Integrated storage controller card

    8. Network daughter card

    9. Internal dual SD module

    10. Internal USB key (if installed)

    11. Hot-swap hard drives

    12. Hard drive backplane

      CAUTION To avoid damaging the mini SAS cable and connector, follow the correct procedure when removing the mini SAS cable from the system board.

Steps

  1. Disconnect the mini SAS cable from the system board:
    1. Push the mini SAS cable connector to slide it further into the connector on the system board.
    2. Press down and hold the metal tab on the mini SAS cable connector.
    3. Pull the mini SAS cable out of the connector on the system board.
  2. Disconnect all other cables from the system board.
    CAUTION Do not to damage the system identification button while removing the system board from the chassis.
  3. Grasp the system board holder, lift the blue release pin, slide the system board toward the front of the system, and lift the system board out of the chassis.
    CAUTION Do not lift the system board by holding a memory module, processor, or other components.
    Figure 1. Removing the system board
    This figure shows removing the system board.
    1. system board holder
    2. system board
    3. release pin

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