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10If you are removing the I/O board, remove all expansion cards and the integrated storage controller card. See "Removing an Expansion Card" on page 110, and "Removing the Integrated Storage Controller Card" on page 115.

11If you are removing the I/O board, remove the expansion card risers. See "Removing Expansion-Card Riser 1" on page 111 and "Removing Expansion-Card Riser 2" on page 113.

12If applicable, remove the NIC hardware key from the I/O board. See "Internal NIC Hardware Key" on page 105.

13Disconnect the cables from the system board assembly, SAS backplane, control panel board, the optical drive, and other components.

14Lift the tab on the high speed connector to free the release levers. See Figure 3-30.

15Push the release levers at an angle of 90 degrees away from the connector to separate the processor board from the I/O board. See Figure 3-30.

16Push the processor board toward the front of the system to free the guide pins on one half of the connector from the slots on the other half of the connector.

NOTE: The power distribution board connector disengages from the processor board when the processor board is separated from the I/O board.

CAUTION: Do not lift the system board assembly by grasping a memory module, processor, or other components.

17Hold the processor board by the handle and the board edge

(see Figure 3-30). Angle the processor board out toward the back of the system and lift the board out of the chassis.

18To remove the I/O board, pull the release pin and slide the I/O board toward the front of the system. Carefully lift the I/O board out of the chassis.

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