vLimit your movement. Movement can cause static electricity to build up around you.

vHandle the device carefully, holding it by its edges or its frame.

vDo not touch solder joints, pins, or exposed printed circuitry.

vDo not leave the device where others can handle and damage it.

vWhile the device is still in its static-protective package, touch it to an unpainted metal part of the system unit for at least 2 seconds. This drains static electricity from the package and from your body.

vRemove the device from its package and install it directly into the system unit without setting the device down. If it is necessary to set down the device, place it back into its static-protective package. Do not place the device on the system unit or on a metal surface.

vTake additional care when handling devices during cold weather. Heating reduces indoor humidity and increases static electricity.

This chapter provides instructions for installing and removing modules, options, and blade servers in the BladeCenter T unit.

Each module is keyed so that it can be inserted only in an appropriate bay. For example, you can insert an I/O module only in an I/O-module bay.

This section describes the following BladeCenter T modules and how to install and remove them:

vBezel assembly

vBezel air filter

vPower module

vMedia tray

vManagement module

vBlower module

vKVM module

vLAN module

vI/O modules

vBlade server

See the “Rear view” on page 15 and “Front view” on page 9 for the location of each module. These modules supply common functions to the blade servers that are installed in the blade bays at the front of the BladeCenter T unit.

The KVM module and media tray supply I/O (CD-ROM drive, USB ports, keyboard, video, and mouse) that is available to all the blade servers that support those I/O functions, selected by any one blade server at a time.

Attention: To help ensure proper cooling, performance, and system reliability, make sure that each of the module bays on the front and rear of the BladeCenter T unit has a module or filler module installed. When replacing components, do not operate the BladeCenter T unit for more than the following time limits:

v1 minute without either a module or a filler module installed in each module bay

v20 minutes without a server blade or blade filler

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