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Figure 4-5 ScaleXpander key (left); ScaleXpander key installed on processor board near
the front of the x3950 M2 (right)
To install the ScaleXpander key:
1. Unpack your ScaleXpander option kit.
2. Remove the power cables and ensure that the blue locator LED at the rear
side of the server is off, indicating that the system is without power. See
Figure 4-6.
Figure 4-6 x3850 M2 and x3950 M2: rear side LED
3. Remove the cover and the front bezel of x3850 M2 server. See instructions in
the System x3850 M2 and x3950 M2 User's Guide.
4. Loosen the captive screws and rotate the media hood (Figure 3-3 on
page 95) to the fully opened position. You now an open view to the processor
board.
5. Locate the ScaleXpander key connector at the front of the processor board.
See Figure 4-5 and Figure 4-7 on page 206.
6. Check that the ScaleXpander key is oriented correctly direction and push it
into the blue slides, which hold the ScaleXpander key in place, until it is firmly
seated. You hear a clicking sound. See Figure 4-7 on page 206.
Rear side LED from left to right
Green: System power LED
Blue: Locator LED
Amber: System error LED
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