Hardware Installations and Upgrades
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Server Board S2600CP Intel
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Server System P4000CP Family Service Guide
Installing and/or Removing a Expander card
Installing the Expander card
1. Observe the safety and ESD precautions at the beginning of this book.
2. Power down the server and unplug all peripheral devices and the AC power cable.
3. Remove the chassis cover. For instructions, “Removing the Chassis Cover”.
4. Remove the fans. For instructions, see “Removing the Fixed Fan” or “Removing the
Hot-swap Fans”.
5. Remove the Fixed HDDs or Hotswap drive cages. For instructions, see “Remove Fixed
Hard Drives”, or “Remove 8x3.5 Hotswap Drive Cage Assemble”, or “Remove 8x2.5
Hotswap Drive Cage Assemble”
6. Locate the expander card bracket in the chassis. Mount the expander card to the bracket
with screws.
Figure 118. Installing the Expander Card
7. Connect the data cable between server board and expander card, and between expander and
backplane(s). See documents for your server boards for instructions.
8. Install the Fixed HDDs or Hotswap drive cages. For instructions, see “Install Fixed Hard
Drives”, or “Install 8x3.5 Hotswap Drive Cage Assemble”, or “Install 8x2.5 Hotswap Drive
Cage Assemble”
9. Install the fans. For instructions, see “Install the Fixed Fan” or “Install the Hot-swap
Fans”.
10. Install the chassis cover. For instructions, “Install the Chassis Cover”.
Removing the Expander card
1. Observe the safety and ESD precautions at the beginning of this book.
2. Power down the server and unplug all peripheral devices and the AC power cable.
3. Remove the chassis cover. For instructions, “Removing the Chassis Cover”.