6. Locate the CIOv expansion connector (see “Blade server connectors” on page
14).
Retaining
clips
Expansion
card
7. Using your fingers, move the retaining clips away from the CIOv card; then, lift
the card out of the connector.
Removing a horizontal-combination-form-factor expansion card
Use these instructions to remove a horizontal-combination-form-factor expansion
card from the blade server.
The following illustration shows how to remove a horizontal-compact-form-factor
(CFFh) expansion card.
Blade
expansion
connector
cover
Expansion
card
Expansion
card
standoff
Release
lever
To remove a CFFh 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. Locate the CFFh expansion card. The CFFh is installed into the blade expansion
connector (see “Blade server connectors” on page 14).
6. Locate the release lever on the CFFh expansion card; then, use your finger to
lift up on the release lever to loosen the expansion card from the expansion
connector.
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