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Chapter 3. Installing and removing options
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3.8.5 Installing a combination-form-factor expansion card
Install a combination-form-factor expansion card to expand the I/O capabilities of the
blade server.
Figure 3-10. Installing a combination-form-factor expansion card
To install a combination-form-factor expansion card, complete the following steps:
1. Read “Safety” on page ix and the Installation guidelines on page 19.
2. Shut down the operating system, turn off the blade server, and remove the blade
server from the Bull Blade Chassis. See Removing the blade server from a Bull Blade
Chassis on page 21.
3. Carefully lay the blade server on a flat, static-protective surface, with the cover side
up.
4. Open and remove the blade server cover. See Removing the blade server cover on
page 22.
5. Install the vertical (CFFv) portion of the expansion card (the smaller card) by gently
pushing the card onto the PCI-X connector.
6. Install the horizontal (CFFh) portion of the expansion card.
a.
Slide the card into the raised hook on the system board.
b. Gently pivot the card into the PCIe connector.
If you have other options to install or remove, do so now. Otherwise, go to “Completing
the installation.”