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Dell EMC PowerEdge R940xa Installation and Service Manual

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Installing the system board

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
  2. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.

Steps

  1. Unpack the replacement system board assembly.
    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 system.
  2. Hold the system board plungers, incline the system board at an angle into the system.
    NOTE If you are replacing the system board, remove all the components listed in the removing the system board section.
  3. Align the connectors on the system board with the slots on the rear of the system chassis.
  4. Slide the system board toward the rear of the system until the plungers click into place.
    NOTE Before replacing the system board, ensure to replace the old iDRAC MAC address label in the Information tag with the iDRAC MAC address label of the replacement system board.
    Figure 1. Installing the system board

    Installing the system board

Next steps

  1. Replace the following:
    1. Trusted platform module
      NOTE The TPM Module must be replaced only while installing new system board.
      NOTE The TPM plug-in module is attached to the system board and cannot be removed. A replacement TPM plug-in module is provided for all system board replacements where a TPM plug-in module was installed.
    2. Network daughter card
    3. USB 3.0 module
    4. iDSDM/vFlash card
    5. Expansion cards
    6. Expansion card risers
    7. Processor
    8. Processor and heat sink unit
    9. Cooling fan assembly
    10. Air shrouds
    11. Support bar
    12. Reconnect the cables to the system board
  2. Replace the iDRAC MAC address label from the luggage tag on the front of the system with the new iDRAC MAC address label that came with the replacement system board.
  3. Reconnect all cables to the system board.
    NOTE Ensure that the cables inside the system are routed along the chassis wall and secured using the cable securing bracket.
  4. Boot the system.
  5. Follow the procedure listed in After working inside your system.
  6. Ensure that you:
    1. Use the Easy Restore feature to restore the Service Tag. For more information, see Restoring the Service Tag using Easy Restore.
    2. If the Service Tag is not backed up in the backup flash device, enter the Service Tag manually. For more information, see Manually update the Service Tag.
    3. Update the BIOS and iDRAC versions.
    4. Re-enable the Trusted Platform Module (TPM). For more information, see Upgrading the Trusted Platform Module (TPM).
  7. Import your new or existing iDRAC Enterprise license.

    For more information, see iDRAC User's Guide, at www.dell.com/idracmanuals.

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