Lenovo RD540 manual Removing the TPM

Notes:

•If you remove the TPM, the TPM function is unavailable.

•Use any documentation that comes with the TPM and follow those instructions in addition to the instructions in this topic.

•Depending on the model, your server might look slightly different from the illustration in this topic.

To remove the TPM, do the following:

1.Remove all media from the drives and turn off all attached devices and the server. Then, disconnect all power cords from electrical outlets and disconnect all cables that are connected to the server.

2.If the server is installed in a rack cabinet, remove the server from the rack cabinet and place it on a flat, clean, and static-protective surface. See the Rack Installation Instructions that comes with the server.

3.Remove the server cover. See “Removing the server cover” on page 69.

4.Locate the TPM on the system board and then remove the TPM from the TPM connector by lifting it straight up.

Note: Carefully handle the TPM by its edges.

Figure 60. Removing the TPM

5.If you are instructed to return the old TPM, follow all packaging instructions and use any packaging materials that are supplied to you for shipping.

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