Installing A 10Gb Interposer Card - IBM BladeCenter HS23 Installation And User Manual

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Installing a 10Gb interposer card

Use these instructions to install a 10Gb interposer card in the blade server.

Interposer card

Expansion Card

Standoff

To install a 10Gb interposer card, complete the following steps:

1. Before you begin, read "Safety" on page v and "Installation guidelines" on

page 17.

2. If the blade server is installed in a BladeCenter unit, remove it (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 blade server cover (see "Removing the blade server cover" on page

20 for instructions).

5. Locate the blade server interposer card connector (see "Blade server

connectors" on page 15).

6. If a horizontal-combination-form-factor (CFFh) expansion card is installed on

the expansion connector, remove it (see "Removing a horizontal-compact-

form-factor expansion card" on page 37).

7. Touch the static-protective package that contains the interposer card to any

unpainted metal surface on the BladeCenter unit or any unpainted metal surface

on any other grounded rack component; then, remove the interposer card

from the package.

8. Rotate the expansion-card standoffs to the open position.

9. Align the connector on the interposer card with the connector on the system

board; then, press the interposer card into the connector.

10. Firmly press on the indicated locations to seat the interposer card.

11. Rotate the expansion-card standoffs to the closed position to secure the

interposer card in place.

12. If you have other devices to install or remove, do so now; otherwise, go to

"Completing the installation" on page 42.

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