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InstallingorremovingtheTPMmodule

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstallorremovetheTPMmodule.

TheTPMmoduleisasecuritychipdesignedbytheTrustedComputingGroup(TCG)toprovideahardware

methodofdataencryption.Itstorespasswords,encryptionkeys,anddigitalcerticatestohelpprovide

securitysolutionsandprotectthecomputer.

InstallingtheTPMmodule

Attention:Donotopenyourserverorattemptanyrepairbeforereadingandunderstandingthe“Safetyinformation”

onpageiiiand“Guidelines”onpage83.

ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheTPMmodule.

Beforeyoubegin,printalltherelatedinstructionsorensurethatyoucanviewthePDFversiononanother

computerforreference.

Note:UseanydocumentationthatcomeswiththeTPMmoduleandfollowthoseinstructionsinadditionto

theinstructionsinthistopic.

ToinstalltheTPMmodule,dothefollowing:

1.Removeallmediafromthedrivesandturnoffallattacheddevicesandtheserver.Then,disconnectall

powercordsfromelectricaloutletsanddisconnectallcablesthatareconnectedtotheserver.

2.Removetheservercover.See“Removingtheservercover”onpage85.

3.Laytheserveronitssideforeasieroperation.

4.Touchthestatic-protectivepackagethatcontainstheTPMmoduletoanyunpaintedsurfaceonthe

outsideoftheserver.Then,taketheTPMmoduleoutofthepackage.

Note:CarefullyhandletheTPMmodulebyitsedges.

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