IBM BladeCenter JS21 Types 8844 Service Manual page 171

Removing a standard-form-factor expansion card
To remove a standard-form-factor expansion card, complete the following steps.
Expansion card
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and "Installation guidelines"
on page 141.
2. If the blade server is installed in a BladeCenter unit, remove it (see "Removing
the blade server from a BladeCenter unit" on page 143).
3. Remove the blade server cover (see "Removing the blade server cover" on
page 145).
4. Gently pivot the wide end of the card out of the expansion card connectors;
then, slide the notched end of the card out of the raised hooks on the expansion
bracket and lift the card out of the blade server.
5. If you are instructed to return the expansion card, follow all packaging
instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to
you.
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