To remove a CFFh 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.
Locate the CFFh expansion card. The CFFh expansion card is installed into the blade expansion
connector (see "Blade server connectors" on page 7).
Step 6.
Rotate the expansion-card standoffs to the open position.
Step 7.
Lift the release lever to disengage the CFFh expansion card from the expansion connector on the
system board.
Step 8.
Use your fingers to hold the edge of the CFFh expansion card where it connects to the blade
expansion connector; then, lift the card vertically out of the expansion connector.
Removing a 10Gb interposer card
Use these instructions to remove a 10Gb interposer card from the blade server.
Interposer card
Expansion Card
Standoff
To remove a 10Gb interposer 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).
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