Removing and replacing Tier 1 customer replaceable units (CRUs)

Use this information for removing and replacing Tier 1 CRUs.

Replacement of Tier 1 CRUs is your responsibility. If IBM installs a Tier 1 CRU at your request, you will be charged for the installation.

Some Tier 1 CRUs are available as both optional devices and replaceable components. You can use the installation instructions for the Tier 1 CRU to install the optional device.

Removing the battery
Use this information to remove the battery from the blade server.
Installing the battery
Use this information to install a battery on the system board in the blade server.
Removing a hot-swap storage drive
Use this information to remove a hot-swap storage drive.
Installing a hot-swap storage drive
Use these instructions to install a hot-swap storage drive into the blade server.
Removing a memory module
Use this information to remove a dual inline memory module (DIMM) from the blade server.
Installing a memory module
Use these instructions to install memory modules in the blade server.
Removing a USB Flash key
Use this information to remove a USB Flash key from the blade server.
Installing a USB Flash key
Use these instructions to install a USB Flash key in the blade server.
Removing an I/O expansion card
Installing an I/O expansion card
Removing a storage interface card
Use this information to remove a storage interface card from the blade server.
Installing a storage interface card
Use this information to install a storage interface card in the blade server.
Removing the control panel
Use this information to remove the control panel from the blade server.
Installing the control panel
Use these instructions to install the control panel in the blade server.
Removing an optional expansion unit
Use these instructions to remove the optional expansion unit from the blade server.
Installing an optional expansion unit
Use these instructions to install an optional expansion unit.

Parent topic: Removing and replacing blade server components