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Removing and installing an I/O expansion card
The following sections describe how to remove and replace small-form-factor,
standard-form-factor, and high-speed I/O-expansion cards.
Removing a small-form-factor expansion card
To remove a small-form-factor expansion card, complete the following steps.
Note: The following illustration shows how to remove a small-form-factor expansion
card from the blade server; removing a small-form-factor expansion card from the
MPE unit is similar.
1. Read the safety information that begins on page vii and "Installation guidelines"
2. If the blade server is installed in a BladeCenter unit, remove it (see "Removing
3. Remove the blade server cover (see "Removing the blade server cover" on
4. If you are removing the expansion card from the blade server and an MPE unit
5. Gently pivot the wide end of the card out of the expansion card connectors;
6. If you are instructed to return the expansion card, follow all packaging
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BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Problem Determination and Service Guide
Small-form-factor
expansion card
on page 63.
the blade server from a BladeCenter unit" on page 65).
page 68).
is installed, remove the MPE unit (see "Removing an expansion unit" on page
70).
then, slide the notched end of the card out of the raised hook on the expansion
card bracket and lift the card out of the blade server.
instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to
you.
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