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1. Read "Safety" on page v and the "Installation guidelines" on page 239.
2. Shut down the operating system, turn off the blade server, and remove the
3. Open and remove the blade server cover. See "Removing the blade server
4. Remove the horizontal (CFFh) CFFe expansion card, which is the larger card.
5. Gently lift the vertical (CFFv) CFFx expansion card (the smaller card) out of the
6. If you are instructed to return the expansion card, follow all packaging
Installing a combination-form-factor expansion card
Install a combination-form-factor expansion card to expand the I/O capabilities of
the blade server.
Expansion cards
Figure 23. Installing a combination-form-factor expansion card
To install a combination-form-factor expansion card, complete the following steps:
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blade server from the BladeCenter unit. See "Removing the blade server from a
BladeCenter unit" on page 241.
cover" on page 244.
a. Pull up on the camming lever to disengage the card from the connector.
b. Gently pivot the card out of the expansion card connector.
c. Slide the notched end of the card out of the raised hooks on the system
board and lift the card out of the blade server.
d. Optional: Reattach the plastic cover for the PCI-Express connector, if it is
available.
blade server.
instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to
you.
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