Removing the Motherboard

 =Sliding the Motherboard Tray from the Case=
 * 1) Remove the server lid, see Chapter 1 Opening and Re-Sealing the Server Case, Removing the Lid.
 * 2) Disconnect the SATA power cables from the hard drives.
 * 3) Disconnect the SATA data cables from the motherboard.
 * 4) Slide out the motherboard tray halfway. [[image:ServerMobo2.jpg|none|300px]]
 * 5) Disconnect the power and hard drive activity light cables. The power light cable is blue and white.  The hard drive activity light cable is yellow and white.[[image:ServerMobo3.jpg|none|300px]]
 * 6) Fully remove the motherboard tray from the case.[[image:ServerMobo4.jpg|none|300px]]

=Removing and Replacing the Motherboard in the Tray= 
 * 1) Disconnect the power supply. The power supply is attached to the motherboard by a red clip.  Squeeze the clip while lifting up on the power supply.
 * 2) Disconnect the power button cable.
 * 3) Remove the memory, see Chapter 4 Replacing Memory, Removing Memory.
 * 4) Remove the 4 screws that attach the motherboard to the tray.
 * 5) Remove the old motherboard.
 * 6) Insert the new motherboard into the tray.
 * 7) Screw in the 4 screws that attach the motherboard to the tray.
 * 8) Reattach the memory, see Chapter 4 Replacing Memory, Installing Memory.
 * 9) Wait to plug in the power button cable until you plug in the hard drive activity light cable and the power light cable, in the next section.
 * 10) Reconnect the power supply. Take care to line up the hole shapes.  The power supply will only fit one way.

=Sliding the Motherboard Tray into the Case=   Return to the Table of Contents
 * 1) Line up the motherboard tray with case. Slide the tray into the case.
 * 2) While sliding the tray into case, make sure the tray slides under the tabs/slats in the case. There are 2 tabs/slats on the left side and 2 tabs/slats on the right side.[[image:ServerMobo7.jpg|none|200px]]
 * 3) When the tray is halfway in the case, reattach the blue and white power light cable, the yellow and white hard drive activity light cable and the power button cable.
 * 4) The server can have one of two motherboards. One motherboard is the J7F4K1G2E.  To identify your motherboard, look at the back of the server.  The following is a picture of the server with the J7F4K1G2E Motherboard.[[image:Serverback1.jpg|none|500px]][[image:ServerMobo11.jpg|none|500px]][[image:ServerMobo10.jpg|none|500px]]
 * 5) The other motherboard is the J7F2WE1G2E. To identify your motherboard, look at the back of the server.  The following is a picture of the server with the J7F2WE1G2E Motherboard.[[image:Serverback2.jpg|none|500px]][[image:Pinlayout2.jpg|none|500px]][[image:Pinlayout.gif|none|500px]]
 * 6) When sliding the tray the rest of the way into the case, take care not to crush the power cords between the case and the tray.
 * 7) Attach the SATA data cables. Make sure the data cable for Drive 1 plugs into the SATA 1 port on the motherboard.  Also, the data cable for Drive 2 should plug into SATA 2 port on the motherboard.  The ports are mislabeled on the motherboard.[[image:ServerMobo8.jpg|none|300px]]
 * 8) Attach the SATA power cables to the hard drives.
 * 9) Attach the lid to the server case, see Chapter 1 Opening and Re-Sealing the Server Case, Re-Sealing the Server.