Installing
a
small-form-factor
expansion
card
The
following
illustration
shows
how
to
install
a
small-form-factor
expansion
card
in
the
blade
server
system
board
and
also
applies
to
the
MPE.
Small-form-factor
expansion card
PRESS HERE
WHEN
INST
ALLING CARD
To
install
a
small-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.
Install
the
small-form-factor
expansion
card,
as
shown
in
the
following
illustration.
9.
Slide
the
notch
in
the
narrow
end
of
the
card
into
the
raised
hook
on
the
tray;
then,
gently
pivot
the
card
into
the
expansion
card
connectors.
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.
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BladeCenter
LS21
Type
7971
and
LS41
Type
7972:
Installation
and
User’s
Guide
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