Installing the system-board assembly - BladeCenter HX5

Use this information to install the system-board assembly in the blade server.

1. Remove the access panel if you have the standard heat sinks installed.
   Note: If you have the tall heat sinks installed, you do not need to remove the access panel.

   
   
   
   1. Using a screwdriver or a coin, turn each of the screws toward the middle of the blade server until they are in the unlocked position.
   2. While you lift the back of the access panel, slide the panel away from the bezel.
2. Install all of the components in the following list that you removed from the old system-board assembly onto the new system-board assembly.
   • DIMMs. See Installing a DIMM - BladeCenter HX5.
   • USB module. See Installing a hypervisor key.
   • I/O expansion cards. See Installing a CIOv expansion card and Installing a CFFh expansion card.
   • Storage drives. See Installing a solid state drive.
   • Microprocessors and heat sinks. See Removing a microprocessor and heat sink.
   • Power jumper. Locate the power sharing connector on the BladeCenter HX5 blade server and install the power jumper if one was removed from the old system-board assembly installed (see Blade server connectors - BladeCenter HX5).
3. Install the access panel if you have standard heat sinks installed.
   Note: If you have the tall heat sinks installed, you do not need to install the access panel.

   
   
   
   1. Make sure that the screws on the access panel are in the open position (the screw insert is parallel to the side of the access panel).
   2. Slide the back of the cover under the blade server bezel, aligning the screws with the slots on the blade server.
   3. Using a screwdriver or a coin, turn each of the screws away from the middle of the blade server until it is in the locked position.
4. If the blade server is part of a scalable blade complex, assemble the scalable blade complex (see Assembling a scalable blade complex for instructions).
5. Install the IBM MAX5 expansion blade if you removed one (see Installing an IBM MAX5 expansion blade for instructions).
6. Install the optional expansion unit, if you removed one from the blade server (see Installing an expansion unit for instructions).
7. Install the cover onto the blade server (see Installing the blade server cover for instructions).
8. Install the blade server or scalable blade complex into the BladeCenter chassis (see Installing a blade server in a BladeCenter chassis for instructions).
9. The Universal Unique Identifier (UUID) must be updated when the system board is replaced. Use the Advanced Settings Utility to update the UUID in the UEFI-based server (see Updating the Universal Unique Identifier (UUID)).
10. Update the server with the latest firmware or restore the pre-existing firmware that the customer provides. See Updating the DMI/SMBIOS data and Updating firmware and device drivers for more information.