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8. 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.
Installing an I/O expansion card
The following sections describe how to install the following expansion cards:
v vertical-combination-I/O (CIOv)
v horizontal-combination-form-factor (CFFh)
Installing a CIOv-form-factor expansion card
Use these instructions to install a CIOv-form-factor expansion card in the blade
server.
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: If the expansion card is not running at the speed supported by the
card, you can change the maximum speed of the PCIe bus in the Setup Utility by
selecting System Settings and Devices and I/O Ports.
To install a CIOv expansion card, complete the following steps:
1. 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.
2. Locate the CIOv expansion connector (see "Blade server connectors" on page
13).
3. Orient the connector on the expansion card with the CIOv expansion connector
on the system board; then, press the card into the CIOv expansion connector.
4. 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.
5. Install the cover or the expansion unit onto the blade server (see "Installing the
blade server cover" on page 53 or "Installing an optional expansion unit" on
page 80).
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