Removing An Optional Expansion Unit - IBM BladeCenter HS23 Installation And User Manual

10. Follow the instructions provided with the expansion unit to install an option
11. If you have other devices to install or remove, do so now; otherwise, go to

Removing an optional expansion unit

Use these instructions to remove the optional expansion unit from the blade server.
To remove an optional expansion unit, 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, with the cover
4. Remove the blade server cover, if one is installed (see "Removing the blade
5. Remove the expansion unit:
in the expansion unit.
"Completing the installation" on page 42.
Blade server
cover release
page 17.
the blade server from the BladeCenter unit" on page 19 for instructions).
side up.
server cover" on page 20 for instructions).
a. If the expansion unit has an extraction device, use the extraction device to
disengage the expansion unit from the blade server. These extraction
devices can be of several types, including thumbscrews or levers. See the
instructions provided with the expansion unit for detailed instructions for
removing the expansion unit.
b. If the expansion unit does not have an extraction device, press the blade
server cover release on each side of the blade server and lift the expansion
unit from the blade server.
Expansion unit
Blade server
cover release
Chapter 3. Installing options
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