IBM QS21 - BladeCenter - 0792 Service Manual page 57

Connectors
for SAS
expansion card
Figure 16. SAS expansion card connector and ball stud location
5. Locate the connectors and the ball socket on the SAS card.
Ball socket
Figure 17. SAS expansion card reverse side
6. Align the connectors on the system board with the connector on the SAS card.
Expansion
card
Figure 18. SAS expansion card location
7. Using the blue handling areas, carefully push the card down to insert it into the
connectors. Ensure that the ball stud on the system board engages with the ball
socket on the SAS expansion card.
8. If you do not want to install any other options, replace the cover and insert the
BladeCenter QS21 into the BladeCenter unit.
Ball stud
Connectors
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