Baseboard Management Controller removal movie - IBM eServer 325

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To remove the cover:

1. Turn off the server and all attached peripheral devices.
2. Disconnect all power cords; then, disconnect all external signal cables from the server.
3. Remove the server from the rack.
4. Then, lift the cover release latch; slide the cover to the rear, lift up the front of the cover, and then lift off the cover.

To remove the Baseboard Management Controller:

1. Disengage the two retaining clips that secure the baseboard management controller to the system board.
2. Gently grasp the baseboard management controller and pull it until it comes loose from the connector on the system board.
3. Gently pull up on the baseboard management controller until it disengages from the plastic standoffs. If the standoffs come away from the system board with the baseboard management controller, gently pull them out of the baseboard management controller and push them back into their apertures on the system board.
   NOTE: You can also gently pinch the top of each standoff using needle-nose pliers and then pull the baseboard management controller away.

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