Removing an I/O expansion card
The following sections describe how to remove the following expansion cards:
v vertical-combination-I/O (CIOv)
v horizontal-combination-form-factor (CFFh)
v CIOv storage interface card
Removing a CIOv-form-factor expansion card
Use these instructions to remove a CIOv-form-factor expansion card from the blade
server.
The following illustration shows how to remove a vertical-combination-I/O (CIOv)
expansion card.
Expansion
card
To remove a CIOv expansion card, complete the following steps:
1. Before you begin, read “Safety” on page v and “Installation guidelines” on
page 49.
2. If the blade server is installed in a BladeCenter unit, remove it (see “Removing
the blade server from the BladeCenter unit” on page 52 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
55 for instructions).
5. If an optional expansion unit is installed, remove the expansion unit (see
“Removing an optional expansion unit” on page 57).
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