Removing The Vital Product Data Card - IBM 9040-MR9 Manual

Figure 5. Location of the vital product data card service indicator LED
Removing the vital product data card from the 9040-MR9
Follow these steps to remove the vital product data card.
Procedure
1. Ensure that you have the electrostatic discharge (ESD) wrist strap on and that the ESD clip is plugged
into a ground jack or connected to an unpainted metal surface. If not, do so now.
2. Remove the VPD card.
a) Grasp the VPD card by the plastic housing. Refer to the following image.
Tip: You might find it helpful to unplug the USB cable from the system backplane and route it over
the side of the system so that you have more space to grasp the VPD card.
b) Pull the VPD card out of its slot on the system backplane.
8 Power Systems: Vital product data card for the 9040-MR9