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Attention:
To
prevent
damage
to
the
PCI
hot-swap
cable,
route
the
cable
so
that
it
lays
flat
over
the
top
of
the
PCI-X
assembly,
as
shown
in
the
following
illustration.
Midplane
board
Before
you
begin:
v
Read
“Installation
guidelines”
on
page
77.
v
Read
the
safety
notices
at
“Safety
notices
(multilingual
translations)”
on
page
201.
v
Read
“Handling
static-sensitive
devices”
on
page
200.
Complete
the
following
steps
to
remove
the
midplane
board:
1.
Turn
off
the
server
(see
“Turning
off
the
server”
on
page
8),
and
disconnect
all
power
cords
and
external
cables.
2.
Open
the
top
cover
(see
“Opening
the
cover”
on
page
88).
3.
Remove
the
memory-board
assembly.
See
“Memory
board”
on
page
115
for
details.
4.
Remove
the
shipping
thumbscrews
from
the
right
side
of
the
server,
and
lift
the
retention
bracket
from
the
server.
5.
Remove
the
processor-board
assembly.
See
“Processor-board
assembly”
on
page
119
for
details.
6.
Remove
the
PCI-X
board
assembly
from
the
server
(see
“PCI-X
board
assembly”
on
page
123),
and
place
it
on
a
clean
work
surface.
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