Removing a CIOv-form-factor expansion card
Use these instructions to remove a CIOv-form-factor expansion card in the blade
server.
The following illustration shows how to remove a vertical-combination-I/O (CIOv)
expansion card.
To removel a CIOv 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. Touch the static-protective package that contains the expansion card to any
unpainted metal surface on the BladeCenter unit or any unpainted metal surface
on any other grounded rack component; then, remove the expansion card from
the package.
6. Locate the CIOv expansion connector (see “Blade server connectors” on page
19).
7. Using your fingers, move the retaining clips away from the CIOv card; then, lift
the card out of the connector.
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