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Removing a CIOv-form-factor expansion card
Use these instructions to remove a CIOv-form-factor expansion card in the blade server.
The following illustration shows how to remove a vertical-combination-I/O (CIOv) expansion card.
To remove a CIOv expansion card, complete the following steps:
Step 1.
Before you begin, read "Safety" on page iii and "Installation guidelines" on page 37.
Step 2.
If the blade server is installed in a BladeCenter unit, remove it (see "Removing the blade server from
the BladeCenter unit" on page 39 for instructions).
Step 3.
Carefully lay the blade server on a flat, static-protective surface.
Step 4.
Open the blade server cover (see "Removing the blade server cover" on page 72 for instructions).
Step 5.
Touch the static-protective package that contains the expansion card to any unpainted metal
surface on the BladeCenter unit or any unpainted metal surface on any other grounded rack
component; then, remove the expansion card from the package.
Step 6.
Locate the CIOv expansion connector (see "Blade server connectors" on page 7).
Retaining
clips
Step 7.
Using your fingers, move the retaining clips away from the CIOv card; then, lift the card vertically
out of the connector.
Removing a horizontal-compact-form-factor expansion card
Use these instructions to remove a compact-form-factor expansion card from the blade server.
The following illustration shows how to remove a horizontal-compact-form-factor (CFFh) expansion card.
Expansion
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Expansion
card
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