Removing An I/O Expansion Card; Removing A Cffh Expansion Card - Lenovo BladeCenter HX5 Installation And User Manual

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Step 1.
Before you begin, read "Safety" on page iii and "Installation guidelines" on page 23.
Step 2.
Locate the blade server expansion connector (see "Blade server connectors - BladeCenter HX5" on
page 20).
Step 3.
If a cover is installed on the blade expansion connector, remove it by using your fingers to lift the
cover from the blade expansion connector.
Step 4.
Touch the static-protective package that contains the expansion card to any unpainted metal
surface on the BladeCenter unit or any unpainted metal surface on any other grounded rack
component; then, remove the expansion card from the package.
Step 5.
Orient the expansion card and slide the slots at the back of the card onto the pins on the
expansion-card standoff; then, gently pivot the card into the blade server expansion connector.
Step 6.
Firmly press on the indicated locations to seat the expansion card.
Note: For device-driver and configuration information to complete the installation of the expansion
card, see the documentation that comes with the expansion card.

Removing an I/O expansion card

The following sections describe how to remove the following expansion cards:
• CFFh
• CIOv
For information about removing an SSD expansion card, see "Removing an SSD expansion card" on page
38.

Removing a CFFh expansion card

Use these instructions to remove a CFFh expansion card from the blade server.
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 23.
Step 2.
Locate the CFFh expansion card. The CFFh card is installed in the blade expansion connector (see
"Blade server connectors - BladeCenter HX5" on page 20).
Step 3.
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.
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card
standoff
Step 4.
Lift the card away from the expansion-card standoff.
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