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Installing the Trusted Platform Module board

WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury, electric shock, or damage to the equipment, remove the power cord to remove power from the server. The front panel Power On/Standby button does not completely shut off system power. Portions of the power supply and some internal circuitry remain active until AC power is removed.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury from hot surfaces, allow the drives and the internal system components to cool before touching them.

  1. Power down the server.
  2. Remove the access panel.
  3. Extend the server from the rack.
  4. Remove the SPI board.
  5. Locate the TPM connector.

    CAUTION: Any attempt to remove an installed TPM from the system board breaks or disfigures the TPM security rivet. Upon locating a broken or disfigured rivet on an installed TPM, administrators should consider the system compromised and take appropriate measures to ensure the integrity of the system data.

  6. Install the TPM board. Press down on the connector to seat the board.

    Installing the TPM board

  7. Install the TPM security rivet by pressing the rivet firmly into the system board.

    Installing the TPM security rivet

  8. Install the SPI board.
  9. Install the access panel.
  10. Slide the server into the rack.
  11. Power up the server.