Removing A Small-Form-Factor Expansion Card - IBM BladeCenter HS21 Series Problem Determination And Service Manual

Removing a small-form-factor expansion card

To remove a small-form-factor expansion card, complete the following steps.
1. Read the safety information that begins on page "Safety" on page vii and
2. If the blade server is installed in a BladeCenter unit, remove it (see "Removing
3. Remove the blade server cover (see "Removing the blade server cover" on
4. If a Memory and I/O Expansion Blade is installed and you are removing the
5. Gently pivot the wide end of the card out of the expansion card connectors;
6. If you are instructed to return the expansion card, follow all packaging
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"Installation guidelines" on page 75.
the blade server from a BladeCenter unit" on page 77).
page 80 for instructions).
expansion card from the system board, remove the Memory and I/O Expansion
Blade (see "Removing an expansion unit" on page 82).
then, slide the notched end of the card out of the raised hook on the expansion
card bracket and lift the card out of the blade server.
instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to
you.