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Installing, BladeCenter, Express, Expansion

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Installing the BladeCenter PCI Express I/O Expansion Unit Important: v A BladeCenter QS21 with the BladeCenter PCI Express I/O Expansion Unit installed takes up two contiguous slots in the BladeCenter chassis v You must remove any expansion card using the high-speed connector before installing the expansion unit. Cover pins Cover release Cover release Figure 19. Installing the expansion unit Complete the following steps to install the BladeCenter PCI Express I/O Expansion Unit: 1. Read the safety information beginning on page vii and "Installation guidelines" on page 29. 2. Remove the blade server cover and set it aside. See "Opening and removing the blade server cover" on page 32 for further information. 3. Remove the connector cover or any optional card from the high-speed connector. Figure 9 on page 34 shows the location of the high-speed connector. 4. Lower the expansion unit so that the slots at the rear slide down onto the cover pins at the rear of the blade server, as shown in Figure 19. 5. Carefully close the expansion unit as shown in Figure 19 until it clicks into place. 40 BladeCenter QS21 Type 0792: Problem Determination and Service Guide

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Installing
the
BladeCenter
PCI
Express
I/O
Expansion
Unit
Important:
v
A
BladeCenter
QS21
with
the
BladeCenter
PCI
Express
I/O
Expansion
Unit
installed
takes
up
two
contiguous
slots
in
the
BladeCenter
chassis
v
You
must
remove
any
expansion
card
using
the
high-speed
connector
before
installing
the
expansion
unit.
Complete
the
following
steps
to
install
the
BladeCenter
PCI
Express
I/O
Expansion
Unit:
1.
Read
the
safety
information
beginning
on
page
vii
and
“Installation
guidelines”
on
page
29.
2.
Remove
the
blade
server
cover
and
set
it
aside.
See
“Opening
and
removing
the
blade
server
cover”
on
page
32
for
further
information.
3.
Remove
the
connector
cover
or
any
optional
card
from
the
high-speed
connector.
Figure
9
on
page
34
shows
the
location
of
the
high-speed
connector.
4.
Lower
the
expansion
unit
so
that
the
slots
at
the
rear
slide
down
onto
the
cover
pins
at
the
rear
of
the
blade
server,
as
shown
in
Figure
19.
5.
Carefully
close
the
expansion
unit
as
shown
in
Figure
19
until
it
clicks
into
place.
Cover pins
Cover release
Cover release
Figure
19.
Installing
the
expansion
unit
40
BladeCenter
QS21
Type
0792:
Problem
Determination
and
Service
Guide