Removing And Installing A Blade; Removing A Blade - Dell PowerEdge M605 Hardware Owner's Manual

Removing and Installing a Blade

Removing a Blade

1 Power down the blade using OS commands or the CMC, and ensure that
the blade's power is off.
When a blade is powered off, its front-panel power indicator is off. See
Figure 1-6.
2 Before removing full-height blades 1 or 2 or half-height blades 12 or 13,
rotate the LCD panel to the storage position to prevent accidental damage
to the LCD screen.
3 Press in the release button on the handle. See Figure 3-1 or Figure 3-2.
4 Pull out the handle to unlock the blade from the enclosure.
5 Slide the blade out of the enclosure.
6 Install the I/O connector cover over the I/O connector.
NOTICE:
To protect the I/O connector pins, install the I/O connector cover any time
a blade is removed from the enclosure. (A full-height blade requires two connector
covers.)
NOTICE:
If you are permanently removing the blade, install a blade blank. (A full-
height blade requires two blade blanks.) Operating the system for extended periods
of time without a blade blank installed can cause the system to overheat. See
"Removing and Installing a Blade Blank" on page 99.
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Installing Blade Components