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Dell PowerEdge FC830 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 came with the product.
NOTE: This is a Field Replaceable Unit (FRU). Removal and installation procedures should be performed only by Dell certified service technicians.
  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 5 mm and 6 mm Hex nut drivers, #2 Phillips screwdriver, and #2 Phillips round screwdriver ready.

  4. Remove the system board.

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.
NOTE: You must remove the system board to replace a faulty system board.

Steps

  1. Hold the system board by its edges and orient it toward the front of the chassis.
  2. Align the USB connectors with the slots on the front wall of the chassis.
  3. Lower the system board and install the screws to secure the system board to the chassis.
    Figure 1. Installing the system board
    This figure shows removing the system board.
    1. system board

Next steps

  1. Install the following:

    1. internal USB key

    2. SD vFlash card

    3. IDSDM card orrSPI card

    4. NDC

    5. PCIe mezzanine cards

    6. expander card

    7. storage controller card

    8. hard-drive cage or SSD cage
    9. hard-drive backplane or SSD backplane
    10. hard drives or SSDs
      NOTE: Ensure that you reinstall the hard drives or SSDs in their original locations.

    11. cooling shroud

    12. memory modules

    13. processor(s) and heat sink(s)

  2. Remove the plastic I/O connector covers from the back of the system.

  3. Follow the procedure listed in the After working inside your system section.

  4. Import your new or existing iDRAC Enterprise license. For more information, see the iDRAC8 User's Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals.

  5. Ensure that you:
    1. Use the Easy Restore feature to restore the Service Tag. For more information, see the Restoring the Service Tag by using Easy Restore section.
    2. 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 section.
    3. Update the BIOS and iDRAC versions.
    4. Re-enable the Trusted Platform Module (TPM). For more information, see the Re-enabling the TPM for BitLocker users or Re-enabling the TPM for Intel TXT users section.

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