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Installing, high-speed, expansion

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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. Extraction lever High-speed expansion card Expansion card standoff 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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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