Removing a FlexIO Card

Procedure

1. Power off the server.

   For details, see Power-Off Procedure.

2. Remove the power cables from the PSUs.

   For details, see Removing PSU Cables.

3. Remove the network cable from the FlexIO card.
4. Remove the server.

   For details, see Removing the Server.

5. Place the server on the ESD workstation.
6. Remove the chassis cover.

   For details, see Removing the Chassis Cover.

7. Remove the drive module or riser module above the FlexIO card.

   For details, see Removing the Rear Drive Module or Removing a PCIe Riser Module.

8. Determine the position of the FlexIO card.
9. Remove the FlexIO card.
   1. Loosen the screws that secure the FlexIO card. See (1) in Figure 8-113.
   2. Slowly pull out the FlexIO card. After the FlexIO card is disconnected from the connector on the mainboard, remove the FlexIO card. See (2) in Figure 8-113.
   Figure 8-113 Removing a FlexIO card
   

10. Remove the baffle plate from the FlexIO card.

    If no baffle plate is delivered with the spare FlexIO card, remove the baffle plate from the FlexIO card for future use.

    When removing the baffle plate from the FlexIO card, do not pull out the FlexIO card horizontally. Otherwise, the pins of the network ports may be damaged.

    1. Use a Phillips screwdriver to loosen the screws that secure the baffle plate with the FlexIO card. See (1) in Figure 8-114. The positions of the screws vary depending on the FlexIO card model.
    2. Keeping the FlexIO card horizontally level, hold the baffle plate with one hand and the two sides of the FlexIO card with the other hand. Pull apart the baffle plate in the direction shown by (2) in Figure 8-114. Check whether the screw holes on the other side of the plate are completely separated from the network port pins.
    3. Ensure that the screw holes and the network port pins do not contact, and remove the FlexIO card horizontally. See (3) in Figure 8-114.
    Figure 8-114 Removing the baffle plate from the FlexIO card
    

11. Place the removed component in an ESD bag.
12. Install a filler panel.

    Perform this operation only when a FlexIO card is not installed immediately.

    Figure 8-115 Installing a filler panel