Removing A High-Speed Expansion Card; Removing A Combination-Form-Factor Expansion Card - IBM LS42 - BladeCenter - 7902 Installation And User Manual

Removing a high-speed expansion card

The following illustration shows how to remove a high-speed expansion card from
the blade server. The procedure for removing a high-speed expansion card from the
MPE unit is similar.
To remove a high-speed expansion card, complete the following steps:
1. Read the safety information that begins on page "Safety" on page v and
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 blade server cover (see "Opening the blade server cover" on page 20
5. Rotate the expansion-card extraction lever upward to disengage the
6. Pivot the narrow end of the card away from the blade expansion connector;
7. If you have other options to install or remove, do so now; otherwise, go to

Removing a combination-form-factor expansion card

The combination-form-factor expansion card consists of two parts, the
combination-form-factor vertical (CFFv) card and the combination-form-factor
horizontal (CFFh) card. To remove a combination-form-factor expansion card,
complete the following steps.
1. Read the safety information beginning on page "Safety" on page v and
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 blade server cover (see "Opening the blade server cover" on page 20
5. Remove the CFFh card:
36
BladeCenter LS22 and LS42 Type 7901 and 7902: Installation and User's Guide
"Installation guidelines" on page 17.
blade server from the BladeCenter unit. See "Removing the blade server from
the BladeCenter unit" on page 19 for instructions.
for instructions).
blade-expansion connector.
then, slide the slots at the back end of the card out of the expansion-card
standoffs and lift the card out of the blade server.
"Completing the installation" on page 46.
"Installation guidelines" on page 17.
blade server from the BladeCenter unit. See "Removing the blade server from
the BladeCenter unit" on page 19 for instructions.
for instructions).