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INPSRTAELSLISNHGERCEARWDHEN Installing a standard-form-factor expansion card The following illustration shows how to install a standard-form-factor expansion card in the blade server system board and also applies to the MPE. Standard-form-factor expansion card To install a standard-form-factor 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. If you are installing the expansion card on the blade server and an expansion unit is 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 connector and orient the expansion card. 8. Slide the notch in the narrow end of the card into the raised hook on the card tray; then, gently pivot the wide end of the card into the expansion-card connectors. 9. For device-driver and configuration information to complete the installation of the expansion card, see the documentation that comes with the expansion card. 10. If you have other options to install or remove, do so now; otherwise, go to "Completing the installation" on page 36. Chapter 3. Installing options 33

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Installing
a
standard-form-factor
expansion
card
The
following
illustration
shows
how
to
install
a
standard-form-factor
expansion
card
in
the
blade
server
system
board
and
also
applies
to
the
MPE.
PRESS HERE WHEN
INSTALLING CARD
Standard-form-factor
expansion card
To
install
a
standard-form-factor
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.
If
you
are
installing
the
expansion
card
on
the
blade
server
and
an
expansion
unit
is
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
connector
and
orient
the
expansion
card.
8.
Slide
the
notch
in
the
narrow
end
of
the
card
into
the
raised
hook
on
the
card
tray;
then,
gently
pivot
the
wide
end
of
the
card
into
the
expansion-card
connectors.
9.
For
device-driver
and
configuration
information
to
complete
the
installation
of
the
expansion
card,
see
the
documentation
that
comes
with
the
expansion
card.
10.
If
you
have
other
options
to
install
or
remove,
do
so
now;
otherwise,
go
to
“Completing
the
installation”
on
page
36.
Chapter
3.
Installing
options
33