Removing a horizontal-compact-form-factor expansion card
Use these instructions to remove a compact-form-factor expansion card from the
blade server.
The following illustration shows how to remove a horizontal-compact-form-factor
(CFFh) expansion card.
To remove a CFFh expansion card, complete the following steps:
1. Before you begin, read “Safety” on page v and “Installation guidelines” on
page 21.
2. If the blade server is installed in a BladeCenter unit, remove it (see “Removing
the blade server from the BladeCenter unit” on page 23 for instructions).
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
24 for instructions).
5. Locate the CFFh expansion card. The CFFh is installed into the blade expansion
connector (see “Blade server connectors” on page 19).
6. Use your fingers to hold the edge of the CFFh expansion card where it
connects to the blade expansion connector; then, lift up on the card.
7. Pull the card away from the expansion-card standoff.
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