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Remove the TCM/TPM adapter (for Chinese Mainland only)

Use this information to remove the TCM/TPM adapter.

Before removing the TCM/TPM adapter:

  1. Read the safety information and installation guidelines (see Safety and Installation Guidelines).

  2. Turn off the server and peripheral devices and disconnect the power cords and all external cables (see Power off the server).

  3. If the server is installed in a rack, remove the server from the rack.

  4. Remove the top cover (see Remove the top cover).

  5. Remove the PCIe expansion tray (see Remove the PCIe expansion tray).

  6. Disconnect the USB 3.0 cable of operator panel tray assembly, and remove it vertically from the system board.
    Figure 1. Removing USB 3.0 connector vertically

To remove the TCM/TPM adapter, complete the following steps:

  1. Locate the TCM/TPM connector on the system board (see System-board connectors).
  2. Press and hold the release latch, and then lift the TCM/TPM adapter straight up.
    Note

    • Carefully handle the TCM/TPM adapter by its edges.

    • Your TCM/TPM adapter might look slightly different from the illustration.

    Figure 2. TCM/TPM adapter removal
    TCM/TPM adapter removal

If you are instructed to return the component or optional device, follow all packaging instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.