Completing The Installation - IBM Power PS700 Installation And User Manual

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1. Read the Safety topic and the "Installation guidelines" on page 19.

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 20.

3. Open and remove the blade server cover. See "Removing the blade server cover" on page 22.

4. Remove the plastic cover for the PCI-Express (PCI-e) connector 1 .

5. Touch the static-protective package that contains the part to any unpainted metal surface on the

BladeCenter unit or any unpainted metal surface on any other grounded rack component; then, remove

the part from its package.

6. Install the expansion card 2 .

a. Slide the card into the expansion card standoff 3 on the system board.

b. Gently pivot the card down and attach it to the high speed PCI-Express connector.

7. Install and close the blade server cover. See "Installing and closing the blade server cover" on page

33.

Statement 21

CAUTION:

Hazardous energy is present when the blade server is connected to the power source. Always

replace the blade server cover before installing the blade server.

8. Install the blade server into the BladeCenter unit. See "Installing the blade server in a BladeCenter

unit" on page 34.

9. Use the documentation that comes with the expansion card to install device drivers and to perform

any configuration that the expansion card requires.