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Pull the green retention plunger upwards.
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Pull the server away from the rack, as shown.
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Pull the server until about (2) inches of the black lid is exposed.
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Loosen (2) thumbscrews.
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Loosen the thumbscrew near the Facebook part number, as shown.
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Loosen the thumbscrew on the right side of the PCI riser card assembly, as shown.
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Engage the riser card assembly, as shown.
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Push the riser card assembly upwards, until a 'click' is felt.
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Lift the riser card assembly from the server.
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Place the riser card assembly next to the server with the riser card pins facing up, as shown.
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Press (3) retention clips to unseat the NIC.
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Lift the NIC from the motherboard.
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Place the NIC on the work bench.
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Disconnect the SATA cable from the motherboard.
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Squeeze the cable connector to ensure the metal retention tab is depressed.
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Disconnect the hard disk drive (HDD) power cable from the motherboard.
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Place the cable on the work bench. This cable will be installed again at a later point.
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Engage the mSATA drive and drive clip, as shown.
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Lightly pull the drive clip towards the front of the chassis with your index finger.
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Locate the TPM Module.
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To remove, grip the module on each side, then pull upwards as shown.
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Place the TPM Module on a work bench. This will be installed again at a later point.
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Remove (2) CPU heatsinks.
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Place each heatsink next to their respective CPU socket.
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Ensure the heatsink is facing with thermal compound facing up.
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DIMM quantity is variant upon server type. Refer to the DIMM and CPU Identification guide for exact DIMM capacity.
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Disconnect and remove all the DIMMs.
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Place each DIMM next to their respective socket, as shown.
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Loosen (1) midplane board thumbscrew.
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Slide the midplane board towards the fans, until resistance is felt.
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Tighten (1) midplane board thumbscrew.
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This will keep the midplane board from interfering with the motherboard.
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Place the motherboard in the server chassis,
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Make sure all (7) chassis motherboard standoffs clear the motherboard guides.
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Pull the motherboard towards the front of the chassis until resistance is felt.
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Loosen the midplane thumbscrew.
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Slide the midplane board back to the motherboard interface.
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Tighten the midplane thumbscrew.
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Install (2) CPUs.
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Connect the mSATA drive back into its socket.
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Press down on the mSATA drive until the white nylon retention clip secures the mSATA drive.
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A 'click' can be felt when the mSATA drive is properly seated.
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The TPM module and socket are keyed. Ensure that both are aligned prior to installation.
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Once the TPM module connector has been aligned, insert it into the socket until resistance is felt.
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Install the riser card assembly into the server.
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Align chassis keys with the riser card assembly guides, as shown.
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Press the riser card assembly down (most near the riser card PCB) until a 'click' is felt.
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Slide the server back into the rack.
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Continue pushing the server until the server chassis pin secures the server.
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A distinctive 'click' will be felt when the pin secures the server in the rack.
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