Expansion Slot Blanks; Expansion Boards; Half-Length Expansion Board - HP ProLiant DL385p Maintenance And Service Manual

Expansion slot blanks

WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury, electric shock, or damage to the equipment,
remove the power cord to remove power from the server. The front panel Power On/Standby
button does not completely shut off system power. Portions of the power supply and some
internal circuitry remain active until AC power is removed.
CAUTION: For proper cooling, do not operate the server without the access panel, baffles,
expansion slot covers, or blanks installed. If the server supports hot-plug components,
minimize the amount of time the access panel is open.
To remove the component:
Power down the server (on page 25).
1.
Remove all power:
2.
Disconnect each power cord from the power source.
a.
Disconnect each power cord from the server.
b.
Extend ("Extend the server from the
3.
on page 27) the server from the rack.
Remove the access panel
4.
Disconnect any external cables that are connected to the expansion board.
5.
Disconnect any internal cables that are connected to the expansion board.
6.
Remove the PCIe riser cage
7.
primary PCIe riser
Remove the expansion slot blank.
8.
To replace the component, reverse the removal procedure.

Expansion boards

Half-length expansion board

rack" on page 26) or remove
("Access panel" on page 30).
("Remove the secondary PCIe riser
cage" on page 33).
("Remove the server from the
cage" on page 34,
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rack"
"Remove the