Lenovo 1909, Installation And User Manual

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Expansion
card
To install a CIOv expansion card, complete the following steps:
Step 1. Before you begin, read “Safety” on page iii and “Installation guidelines” on page 23.
Step 2. If a CFFh expansion card is installed, remove it (see “Removing a CFFh expansion card” on page
50 for instructions).
Step 3. Locate the CIOv expansion connector (see “Blade server connectors - BladeCenter HX5” on page
20).
Step 4. Touch the static-protective package that contains the expansion card to any unpainted metal
surface on the BladeCenter unit or any unpainted metal surface on any other grounded rack
component; then, remove the expansion card from the package.
Step 5. Orient the connector on the expansion card with the CIOv expansion connector on the system
board; then, press the card into the CIOv expansion connector.
Step 6. Firmly press on the indicated locations to seat the expansion card.
Note: For device-driver and configuration information to complete the installation of the expansion
card, see the documentation that comes with the expansion card.
Step 7. Install the CFFh expansion card, if you removed one from the blade server (see “Installing a CFFh
expansion card” on page 49 for instructions).
Installing a CFFh expansion card
Use these instructions to install a compact-form-factor expansion card in the blade server.
The blade server supports a horizontal-combination-form-factor (CFFh) expansion card. The following
illustration shows how to install a CFFh expansion card.
Expansion
card
Expansion
card
standoff
To install a CFFh expansion card, complete the following steps:
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