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

8. Install the blade server into the BladeCenter unit. See "Installing the blade server in a BladeCenter
unit" on page 232.
9. Use the documentation that comes with the expansion card to install device drivers and to perform
any configuration that the expansion card requires.

Removing a combination-form-factor expansion card

Complete this procedure to remove a combination-form-factor (CFFh) expansion card from a PS703 blade
server, or from either the base unit or the expansion unit of a PS704 blade server.
Figure 40. Removing a combination-form-factor expansion card
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. 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.
4. Remove the horizontal (CFFh) CFFe expansion card 2 .
a. Pull all the way up on the cam lever 4 until it disengages the card from the high-speed PCI
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Express (PCIe) connector.
b. Gently pivot the card up and out of the expansion card standoffs 3 on the system board.
c. Lift the card out of the blade server.
d. Optional: Reattach the plastic cover 1 for the PCIe connector, if it is available.
5. 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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