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To remove a CFFh expansion card, complete the following steps:
Step 1.
Before you begin, read "Safety" on page iii and "Installation guidelines" on page 17.
Step 2.
If the blade server is installed in a BladeCenter unit, remove it (see "Removing the blade server
from the BladeCenter unit" on page 19 for instructions).
Step 3.
Carefully lay the blade server on a flat, static-protective surface.
Step 4.
Open the blade server cover (see "Removing the blade server cover" on page 20 for instructions).
Step 5.
Locate the CFFh expansion card. The CFFh is installed into the blade expansion connector (see
"Blade server connectors" on page 14).
Step 6.
Use your fingers to hold the edge of the CFFh expansion card where it connects to the blade
expansion connector; then, lift up on the card.
Step 7.
Pull the card away from the expansion-card standoff.
Installing a CIOv-form-factor expansion card
Use these instructions to install a CIOv-form-factor expansion card in the blade server.
Note: This section does not apply to the IBM WebSphere DataPower Integration Blade XI50B Type 4195
appliance.
The blade server supports a vertical-combination-I/O (CIOv) expansion card and a
horizontal-combination-form-factor (CFFh) expansion card. The following illustration shows the location and
installation of a CIOv expansion card.
Attention: Before you install one of the following CIOv expansion cards in the blade server, make sure the
PCIe speed is set to Gen1. You can configure the PCIe speed in the Setup utility by selecting System
Settings and Devices and I/O Ports.
• Ethernet Expansion Card (CIOv) for IBM BladeCenter
• QLogic 4 Gb Fibre Channel Expansion Card (CIOv) for IBM BladeCenter
• SAS Connectivity Card (CIOv) for IBM BladeCenter
• ServeRAID-MR10ie (CIOv) Controller for IBM BladeCenter
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