Installing An Optional Expansion Unit - IBM eServer BladeCenter HS20 Type 8832 Installation And User Manual

Complete the following steps to install an I/O expansion card:
1. Read the safety information beginning on page vii and "Installation guidelines"
2. Shut down the operating system, turn off the blade server, and remove the
3. Carefully lay the blade server on a flat, static-protective surface.
4. Open the cover (see "Opening the blade server cover" on page 22 for
5. If an IDE drive is in IDE connector 2, remove the drive and tray (save the
6. Install the I/O expansion card:
7. If you have other options to install or remove, do so now; otherwise, go to

Installing an optional expansion unit

You can install an optional BladeCenter SCSI Storage Expansion Unit or Peripheral
Card Interface (PCI) I/O Expansion Unit on your blade server.
on page 19.
blade server from the BladeCenter unit (see "Removing the blade server from
the BladeCenter unit" on page 20 for information).
instructions).
screws that secured the tray to the system board); otherwise, remove the
existing two rear-board mounting screws (near IDE connector 2).
a. Install the I/O expansion card tray. Secure the tray to the system board with
the screws from the option kit, as shown in the illustration.
b. Orient the I/O expansion card, as shown in the illustration.
c. Slide the notch in the narrow end of the card into the raised hook on the
tray; then, gently pivot the wide end of the card into the I/O expansion card
connectors, as shown in the illustration.
Note: For device driver and configuration information to complete the
installation of the I/O expansion card, see the documentation that comes
with the option. Some documentation might also be on the IBM
BladeCenter Documentation CD or the IBM BladeCenter T
Documentation CD that comes with the blade server.
"Completing the installation" on page 35.
Chapter 3. Installing options
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