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8. 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. 9. Locate the expansion-card connectors and orient the expansion card. 10. Slide the notch in the narrow end of the card into the raised hook on the expansion-card bracket; then, gently pivot the wide end of the card into the expansion-card connectors. Note: For device-driver and configuration information to complete the installation of the expansion card, see the documentation that comes with the expansion card. If you have other options to install or remove, do so now; otherwise, go to "Completing the installation" on page 34. Installing a high-speed expansion card The following sections describe how to install an I/O expansion card in the blade server. The illustrations show installation of the I/O expansion cards in the system board: installing the cards in an expansion unit is similar. Note: High-speed expansion cards are not supported by all BladeCenter unit types. If an expansion unit is installed on the blade server, you cannot install a high-speed expansion card on the blade server, it must be installed on the expansion unit. The following illustration shows how to install a high-speed expansion card. 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 that begins on page v and "Installation guidelines" on page 15. 2. If the blade server is installed in a BladeCenter unit, remove it (see "Removing the blade server from the BladeCenter unit" on page 17 for instructions). 3. Carefully lay the blade server on a flat, static-protective surface. 4. Open the blade server cover (see "Opening the blade server cover" on page 18 for instructions). 5. Locate the blade-expansion connector and remove the cover, if one is installed. 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. 32 BladeCenter HS21 Type 8853: Installation and User's Guide

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8.
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.
9.
Locate
the
expansion-card
connectors
and
orient
the
expansion
card.
10.
Slide
the
notch
in
the
narrow
end
of
the
card
into
the
raised
hook
on
the
expansion-card
bracket;
then,
gently
pivot
the
wide
end
of
the
card
into
the
expansion-card
connectors.
Note:
For
device-driver
and
configuration
information
to
complete
the
installation
of
the
expansion
card,
see
the
documentation
that
comes
with
the
expansion
card.
If
you
have
other
options
to
install
or
remove,
do
so
now;
otherwise,
go
to
“Completing
the
installation”
on
page
34.
Installing
a
high-speed
expansion
card
The
following
sections
describe
how
to
install
an
I/O
expansion
card
in
the
blade
server.
The
illustrations
show
installation
of
the
I/O
expansion
cards
in
the
system
board:
installing
the
cards
in
an
expansion
unit
is
similar.
Note:
High-speed
expansion
cards
are
not
supported
by
all
BladeCenter
unit
types.
If
an
expansion
unit
is
installed
on
the
blade
server,
you
cannot
install
a
high-speed
expansion
card
on
the
blade
server,
it
must
be
installed
on
the
expansion
unit.
The
following
illustration
shows
how
to
install
a
high-speed
expansion
card.
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
that
begins
on
page
v
and
“Installation
guidelines”
on
page
15.
2.
If
the
blade
server
is
installed
in
a
BladeCenter
unit,
remove
it
(see
“Removing
the
blade
server
from
the
BladeCenter
unit”
on
page
17
for
instructions).
3.
Carefully
lay
the
blade
server
on
a
flat,
static-protective
surface.
4.
Open
the
blade
server
cover
(see
“Opening
the
blade
server
cover”
on
page
18
for
instructions).
5.
Locate
the
blade-expansion
connector
and
remove
the
cover,
if
one
is
installed.
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.
32
BladeCenter
HS21
Type
8853:
Installation
and
User’s
Guide