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Removing a 10Gb interposer card
Use these instructions to remove a 10Gb interposer card from the blade server.
Expansion Card
Standoff
Interposer card
To remove a 10Gb interposer card, complete the following steps:
1. Before you begin, read “Safety” on page v and “Installation guidelines” on
page 17.
2. If the blade server is installed in a BladeCenter unit, remove it (see “Removing
the blade server from the BladeCenter unit” on page 19 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
20 for instructions).
5. Locate the 10Gb interposer card.
6.
Rotate the expansion-card standoffs to the open position.
7. Use your fingers to hold the edge of the interposer card where it connects to
the connector on the system board; then, lift the card vertically up.
Completing the installation
To complete the installation, complete the following tasks.
1. Reinstall the optional expansion unit, if you removed one to install other
devices (see “Installing an optional expansion unit” on page 21 for information
on installing the expansion unit).
2. Close the blade server cover, unless you installed an optional expansion unit
that has its own cover (see “Installing the blade server cover” on page 43).
Statement 21
CAUTION:
Hazardous energy is present when the blade server is connected to the power
source. Always replace the blade server cover before installing the blade
server.
3. Reinstall the blade server into the BladeCenter unit (see “Installing the blade
server in a BladeCenter unit” on page 44).
4. Turn on the blade server (see “Turning on the blade server” on page 14).If you
have just connected the power cords of the BladeCenter unit to electrical
outlets, you must wait until the power-on LED on the blade server flashes
slowly before you press the power-control button.
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