Removing a CIOv form-factor expansion card

You can remove a CIOv form-factor expansion card from the CIOv connector from a PS703 blade server, or from either the base unit or the expansion unit of a PS704 blade server.

Figure 1. Removing a CIOv form factor expansion card from the CIOv connector

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. Carefully lay the blade server on a flat, static-protective surface, with the cover side up.
4. 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.
5. If your server has a combination-form-factor (CFFh) card, remove that card before you attempt to remove the CIOv form-factor expansion card. For more information, see Removing a combination-form-factor expansion card.
6. Lift the expansion card  1  up and away from the CIOv connector and out of the blade server.
7. 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.