Removing A Ciov Form-Factor Expansion Card - IBM PS703 Service Manual

Removing a CIOv form-factor expansion card

You can remove a CIOv form-factor expansion card from the CIOv connector from a PS703 blade server,
or from either the base unit or the expansion unit of a PS704 blade server.
Note: If a CFFh card is present, remove it before installing the CIOv card.
Figure 38. Removing a CIOv form factor expansion card from the CIOv connector
1. Read the Safety topic and the "Installation guidelines" on page 229.
2. Shut down the operating system, turn off the blade server, and remove the blade server from the
BladeCenter unit. See "Removing the blade server from a BladeCenter unit" on page 231.
3. Carefully lay the blade server on a flat, static-protective surface, with the cover side up.
4. Open and remove the blade server cover. See "Removing the blade server cover" on page 233.
Note: If you are servicing the base unit of a PS704 blade server, you must first remove the expansion
unit. For more information, see "Removing the expansion unit for a PS704 blade server" on page 237.
5. If your server has a combination-form-factor (CFFh) card, remove that card before you attempt to
remove the CIOv form-factor expansion card. For more information, see "Removing a
combination-form-factor expansion card" on page 256.
6. Lift the expansion card 1 up and away from the CIOv connector and out of the blade server.
7. If you are instructed to return the expansion card, follow all packaging instructions, and use any
packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.
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