Pci Adapters - IBM pSeries 7311 D10 Service Manual

PCI Adapters

Most PCI adapters can be removed and replaced, or installed in the system without turning off the power
to the entire system. These adapters are referred to as hot-pluggable PCI adapters. Some adapters are
not hot-pluggable and power must be removed from the system for adapter removal, replacement, or
installation. Though some adapters are not hot-pluggable, they must still be installed in the cassette.
Note: An adapter or an adapter blank filler must be installed into the PCI adapter cassette assembly
before it is reinstalled in a system unit or an I/O drawer.
Before you remove or replace an adapter, determine if the PCI adapter you are working with is
hot-pluggable. See the PCI Adapter Placement Reference, order number SA38-0538.
If you are removing a PCI adapter that is:
v Not hot-pluggable, go to "Removing a Non-Hot-Pluggable PCI Adapter" on page 51.
v Hot-pluggable, go to "Hot-Pluggable PCI Adapter" on page 52.
PCI Adapter Cassette
Removing and Replacing a PCI Adapter Cassette: Perform these procedures only when you are
instructed to from "Removing a Non-Hot-Pluggable PCI Adapter" on page 51 or "Hot-Pluggable PCI
Adapter" on page 52.
Removing a PCI Adapter Cassette:
Attention: Perform this procedure only when you are instructed to by the removal and replacement
procedures in "Removing a Non-Hot-Pluggable PCI Adapter" on page 51 or "Hot-Pluggable PCI Adapter"
on page 52.
Note: An adapter or a blank filler must be installed into the PCI adapter cassette before it is reinstalled in
a processor subsystem or an I/O subsystem.
The following illustration shows the PCI adapter cassette.
Chapter 3. Removal and Replacement Procedures
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