Removing an IBM MAX5
Use these instructions to remove an IBM MAX5.
To remove an IBM MAX5, complete the following steps:
IBM MAX5
Power
jumper
Blade server
cover release
Blade server
cover release
Upper
ridge
1. Before you begin, read “Safety” on page v and “Installation guidelines” on
page 23.
2. Carefully lay the blade server on a flat, static-protective surface.
3. Remove the IBM MAX5 1-node scalability card (see “Removing the IBM MAX5
1-node Scalability card” on page 29 for instructions).
4. Remove the IBM MAX5:
a. Press the blade server cover release on each side of the blade server and lift
the IBM MAX5 from the blade server.
b. Rotate the IBM MAX5 open; then, lift the IBM MAX5 from the blade server.
5. Complete the following steps if you are not going to install another IBM MAX5
expansion blade:
Note: To use a BladeCenter HX5 blade server that has tall heat sinks, you must
install another IBM MAX5 expansion blade.
a. Locate the power sharing connector on the BladeCenter HX5 blade server
and install the power sharing cover (see “Blade server connectors -
BladeCenter HX5” on page 21).
b. Remove the EMC gasket from the upper ridge of the “Blade server
connectors - BladeCenter HX5” on page 21 blade server if one is installed.
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