
Preventing electrostatic discharge..............................................................................................................................................................40
Symbols on equipment.......................................................................................................................................................................................40
Server warnings and cautions........................................................................................................................................................................ 41
Preparation procedures.......................................................................................................................................................................................................42
Access the Systems Insight Display............................................................................................................................................................42
Power down the server.......................................................................................................................................................................................43
Extend the server from the rack................................................................................................................................................................... 43
Remove the server from the rack.................................................................................................................................................................44
Remove the access panel..................................................................................................................................................................................44
Removing the air bale...................................................................................................................................................................................... 45
Release the full-length expansion board retainer.............................................................................................................................. 46
Removing and replacing the rack rails........................................................................................................................................................................46
Removing and replacing the cable management arm....................................................................................................................................... 47
Removing and replacing a drive blank........................................................................................................................................................................48
Removing and replacing drives.......................................................................................................................................................................................49
Removing and replacing a hot-plug drive...............................................................................................................................................49
Removing and replacing an NVMe drive................................................................................................................................................. 49
Removing and replacing the hot-plug fan................................................................................................................................................................50
Removing and replacing a power supply blank.....................................................................................................................................................51
Removing and replacing the AC power supply......................................................................................................................................................51
Removing and replacing the primary PCIe riser cage........................................................................................................................................52
Removing and replacing the secondary and tertiary PCIe riser cages.................................................................................................... 53
Removing and replacing the PCIe riser blank.........................................................................................................................................................54
Removing and replacing the PCIe riser board........................................................................................................................................................55
Removing and replacing an expansion slot blank................................................................................................................................................57
Removing and replacing an expansion board........................................................................................................................................................ 58
Removing and replacing a GPU enablement board............................................................................................................................................59
Removing and replacing the fan cage.........................................................................................................................................................................60
Removing and replacing the OCP NIC 30 adapter.............................................................................................................................................61
Removing and replacing the SFF universal media bay..................................................................................................................................... 62
Removing and replacing the LFF power switch module.................................................................................................................................. 63
Removing and replacing the SFF optical drive...................................................................................................................................................... 64
Removing and replacing the LFF optical drive...................................................................................................................................................... 66
Removing and replacing the 8 SFF drive cage...................................................................................................................................................... 67
Removing and replacing the 8 SFF drive backplane.......................................................................................................................................... 68
Removing and replacing the 2 SFF front drive cage..........................................................................................................................................69
Removing and replacing the 2 SFF rear drive bay and riser cage..............................................................................................................70
Removing and replacing the 2 SFF drive cage...................................................................................................................................................... 71
Removing and replacing the 2 SFF rear drive backplane................................................................................................................................72
Removing and replacing the NVMe drive backplane.........................................................................................................................................73
Removing and replacing an LFF midplane cage................................................................................................................................................... 74
Removing and replacing the LFF backplane assembly.....................................................................................................................................75
Removing and replacing a front LFF drive backplane.......................................................................................................................................76
Removing and replacing a rear serial port interface (primary)....................................................................................................................77
Removing a rear serial port interface (secondary and tertiary).................................................................................................................. 78
Removing and replacing an SFF power switch module.................................................................................................................................... 79
Removing and replacing an SFF chassis ear........................................................................................................................................................... 80
Removing and replacing the front I/O board in the LFF right chassis ear............................................................................................ 81
Removing and replacing the LFF chassis ear assembly................................................................................................................................... 83
Removing and replacing the chassis intrusion detection switch.................................................................................................................85
DIMM-processor compatibility........................................................................................................................................................................................ 86
Removing and replacing a DIMM..................................................................................................................................................................86
Removing and replacing a heatsink............................................................................................................................................................................. 87
Removing and replacing a processor...........................................................................................................................................................................90
Removing and replacing an energy pack.................................................................................................................................................................. 95
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