Use this information to install the system board assembly.
Attention: Removing and installing this component requires trained
technicians. Do no attempt to remove or install it without proper
training.
Before you install a system board, complete the following
steps:
Read the following sections to ensure that you
work safely.
Touch the static-protective package that contains the component
to any unpainted metal surface on the server; then, remove it from
the package and place it on a static-protective surface.
If an insulating pull tab is under the CMOS battery on the
replacement system board, remove it.
Figure 1. Insulating pull tab removal
To install the system board, complete the following steps:
Watch the procedure
- A video of this procedure is available at YouTube.
- Insert the system board into the chassis with an angle
as shown.
Figure 2. System board installation
- Push the system board into the server and seat the system
board onto the guide pins.
Figure 3. System board installation
- Install the eight screws to secure the system board.
Figure 4. System board installation
- Insert the LOM package into the server at an angle as shown;
then, seat the LOM package onto the guide pins.
Note: Wireless enabled LOM package and 10G SFP+ LOM package
are installed with the same method.
Figure 5. LOM package installation
- Install the six screws to secure the LOM package.
Figure 6. LOM package installation
- Align the front operator panel with the chassis and insert
the panel onto the front of the server.
Figure 7. Front operator panel installation
- Install the two screws that secure VGA connector, and install
the three screws on the sides of the server.
Figure 8. Screws installation
- Install the two screws on the bottom of the server.
Figure 9. Screws installation
- Peel away the XClarity Controller network access label
on the processor heat sink and attach it to the network access tag
on the front of the server.
Figure 10. Location of the network access tag
- Install the following components:
After you install the
system board, complete the following steps:
Install the top cover onto the server (see Install the top cover).
Install the node if needed (see Install a compute node).
Reconnect power cords and all external cables.
Reconfigure the server and reset the system date and time.
Update the machine type and serial number with new vital product
data (VPD). Use the Lenovo XClarity Provisioning Manager to update the machine type and serial number. See Update the machine type and serial number.
Update the Device key.
For ThinkSystem SE350 with Security Pack, re-activate the system.
See Activate the system.
Enable TPM. See Enable TPM.
Optionally, enable Secure Boot. See Enable UEFI Secure Boot.