Computer Hardware User Manual
Notes:
•IfyouremovetheTPM,theTPMfunctionisunavailable.
•UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeTPMandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditiontothe
instructionsinthistopic.
•Dependingonthemodel,yourservermightlookslightlydifferentfromtheillustrationinthistopic.
ToremovetheTPM,dothefollowing:
1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall
powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.
2.Iftheserverisinstalledinarackcabinet,removetheserverfromtherackcabinetandplaceitonaat,
clean,andstatic-protectivesurface.SeetheRackInstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.
3.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage69.
4.LocatetheTPMonthesystemboardandthenremovetheTPMfromtheTPMconnectorbyliftingit
straightup.
Note:CarefullyhandletheTPMbyitsedges.
Figure60.RemovingtheTPM
5.IfyouareinstructedtoreturntheoldTPM,followallpackaginginstructionsanduseanypackaging
materialsthataresuppliedtoyouforshipping.
Chapter6.Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware99