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9Remove the cooling fans. See "Removing a Cooling-Fan Module" on page 136.

10Remove the fan cage. See "Removing the Fan Cage" on page 138.

11If applicable, remove the iDRAC6 Enterprise card. See "Removing an iDRAC6 Enterprise Card" on page 142.

WARNING: The heat sink can get hot during operation. To avoid burns, ensure that the system has sufficient time to cool before removing the system board.

12Remove any installed heat sinks, processors and heat-sink blanks. See "Removing a Processor" on page 107.

13If applicable, remove the SAS backplane from system. See "Removing the SAS Backplane" on page 149.

14Carefully route any loose cables away from the edges of the system board.

15Remove the system board from the chassis:

a Pull and hold the blue system board release pin. See Figure 3-30.

b While holding the release pin, slide the system board towards the front of the system. See Figure 3-30.

WARNING: Do not lift the system board by the memory modules latches or any component on the system board.

cLift the system board until the securing slots on the system board are free from the tabs on the chassis.

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