Removing A Ciov-Form-Factor Expansion Card - IBM HS22 - BladeCenter - 7870 Installation And User Manual

9. If you have other devices to install or remove, do so now; otherwise, go to

Removing a CIOv-form-factor expansion card

Use these instructions to remove a CIOv-form-factor expansion card in the blade
server.
The following illustration shows how to remove a vertical-combination-I/O (CIOv)
expansion card.
To removel a CIOv expansion card, complete the following steps:
1. Before you begin, read "Safety" on page v and "Installation guidelines" on
2. If the blade server is installed in a BladeCenter unit, remove it (see "Removing
3. Carefully lay the blade server on a flat, static-protective surface.
4. Open the blade server cover (see "Removing the blade server cover" on page
5. Touch the static-protective package that contains the expansion card to any
6. Locate the CIOv expansion connector (see "Blade server connectors" on page
7. Using your fingers, move the retaining clips away from the CIOv card; then, lift
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the blade server from the BladeCenter unit" on page 23 for instructions).
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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.
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the card out of the connector.