Installing
a
high-speed
expansion
card
The
following
illustration
shows
how
to
install
a
high-speed
expansion
card
in
the
blade
server
system
board
and
also
applies
to
the
MPE.
Expansion
card
standoff
High-speed
expansion card
Extraction lever
Blade expansion
connector
To
install
a
high-speed
expansion
card,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Read
the
safety
information
beginning
on
page
v
and
“Installation
guidelines”
on
page
17.
2.
Shut
down
the
operating
system,
turn
off
the
blade
server,
and
remove
the
blade
server
from
the
BladeCenter
unit.
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
cover
(see
“Opening
the
blade
server
cover”
on
page
20
for
instructions).
5.
A
high-speed
expansion
card
can
be
installed
on
a
blade
server
without
an
expansion
unit
or
it
can
be
installed
in
an
MPE
unit
attached
to
the
blade
server.
You
can
not
install
a
high-speed
expansion
card
on
a
blade
server
that
will
be
connected
to
an
expansion
unit.
If
you
will
be
installing
a
high-speed
expansion
card
on
the
blade
server
with
an
expansion
unit
installed,
remove
the
expansion
unit
(see
“Removing
an
expansion
unit”
on
page
21).
6.
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.
7.
Locate
the
expansion
card
connectors
and
remove
the
blade
expansion
connector
cover,
if
one
is
installed.
8.
Orient
the
expansion
card
and
slide
the
slots
at
the
back
end
of
the
card
onto
the
pins
on
the
expansion
card
standoff;
then,
pivot
the
card
into
the
expansion
card
connectors.
9.
Firmly
press
on
the
indicated
locations
to
seat
the
expansion
card.
10.
For
device-driver
and
configuration
information
needed
to
complete
the
installation
of
the
expansion
card,
see
the
documentation
that
comes
with
the
expansion
card.
11.
If
you
have
other
options
to
install
or
remove,
do
so
now;
otherwise,
go
to
“Completing
the
installation”
on
page
36.
34
BladeCenter
LS21
Type
7971
and
LS41
Type
7972:
Installation
and
User’s
Guide
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