How To Remove A Pci Card; Before You Begin; What To Do - Sun Microsystems Fire V890 Service Manual

How to Remove a PCI Card

Before You Begin

PCI cards are hot-pluggable provided the system is running a version of the Solaris
Operating System that supports PCI card hot-plug operations. Refer to the Sun Fire
V890 Server Product Notes for important information about PCI card hot-plug
support.
If you are removing a PCI card as part of a hot-plug procedure, you must perform
preliminary software commands to prepare the system before removing the card. In
addition, certain other system requirements must be met in order for hot-plug
operations to succeed. For more details about PCI card hot-plug procedures and
system requirements, see:
"About Hot-Pluggable and Hot-Swappable Components" on page 6
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Sun Fire V890 Dynamic Reconfiguration User's Guide, which is available at
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http://www.sun.com, under Solaris on Sun Hardware.
Note – PCI and disk hot-plug operations are not supported when the system ok
prompt is displayed. You can only perform these hot-plug operations while the
operating system is running.
For information about PCI cards, see
If you are not performing a hot-plug procedure, complete the following task:
"How to Power Off the System" on page 5
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Complete these tasks:
"How to Open and Remove a Side Door" on page 21
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"How to Avoid Electrostatic Discharge" on page 26
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What to Do

1. Identify the PCI card that you want to remove.
2. Disconnect all external cables connected to the PCI card faceplate.
3. Disconnect all internal cables connected to the PCI card.
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"About PCI Cards and Buses" on page 225.