Removing a combination-form-factor expansion card

Complete this procedure to remove a combination-form-factor (CFFh) expansion card from a PS703 blade server, or from either the base unit or the expansion unit of a PS704 blade server.

Figure 1. Removing a combination-form-factor expansion card

1. Read the Safety topic and the Installation guidelines.
   
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 a BladeCenter unit.
3. Open and remove the blade server cover. See Removing the blade server cover.
   Note: If you are servicing the base unit of a PS704 blade server, you must first remove the expansion unit. For more information, see Removing the expansion unit for a PS704 blade server.
4. Remove the horizontal (CFFh) CFFe expansion card  2 .
   1. Pull all the way up on the cam lever  4  until it disengages the card from the high-speed PCI Express® (PCIe) connector.
   2. Gently pivot the card up and out of the expansion card standoffs  3  on the system board.
   3. Lift the card out of the blade server.
   4. Optional: Reattach the plastic cover  1  for the PCIe connector, if it is available.
5. If you are instructed to return the expansion card, follow all packaging instructions, and use any packaging materials for shipping that are supplied to you.