Replacing Hot Plug Pci I/O Boards; Removing A Hot Plug Pci Board; Installing A Hot Swap Pci Board - HP server rx4610 Service Manual

Chapter 6

Replacing Hot Plug PCI I/O Boards

The HP Server has eight hot swap PCI board slots and two non-hot swap PCI board slots.
Expansion slot covers must be installed on all vacant slots to maintain the electromagnetic emission
characteristics of the server and to ensure proper cooling of the system. The following procedures
detail the steps required to install both types of boards.

Removing a Hot Plug PCI Board

To remove a hot plug PCI board, complete the following steps:
1. Observe standard safety precautions when working with the server.
2. If your server is operating, use your operating system or GUI application to power down the PCI
slot that contains the board you are going to remove.
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3. Pull the chassis out of the equipment rack as far as it will go.
4. Loosen the two thumbscrews in the back of the chassis that secure the rear cover.
5. Lift the rear cover to expose the hot plug PCI slots.
6. Disconnect any cables attached to the board you are removing.
7. Press the center of the rocker switch that secures the end of the board nearest the rear of the
chassis. When the mechanism clicks open, position it all the way down by rotating it from the
outside of the chassis.
8. Release the plastic retaining mechanism (I/O Card Guide) that secures the end of the board
nearest the front of the chassis.
9. Carefully grasp the adapter board and gently slide it up and out of the system. Make sure that
you do not scrape the board against other components.
10. Store the board in an antistatic protective wrapper.
11. Install an expansion slot over the vacant slot by aligning the cover with the slot from the rear of
the chassis and pressing the cover into the slot.
12. Close the rear part of the chassis top cover and tighten the two thumbscrews.
13. Push the system back into the cabinet rack.

Installing a Hot Swap PCI Board

The HP Server has eight hot plug PCI I/O slots in the I/O Baseboard. You can replace a hot plug PCI I/O
board without shutting down the server. However, you must use the operating system or a resident GUI to
shut down or power off the PCI I/O board before you replace it.
The PCI hot-plug (PHP) is a rotating plastic mechanism that actuates a switch located on the PCI hot plug
LED board. Each PCI slot has four indicator LEDs: two on the outside and two on the inside of the system.
The LEDs operate differently depending upon the operating system installed. Please refer to your operating
system's manual.
To install a hot swap hot plug PCI I/O board, complete the following steps:
1. If your server is operating, use your operating system or GUI application to make sure the PCI
slot that you are installing the board into is powered down.
Make sure that the rack is anchored securely, so it will not tip when the server
chassis is extended.
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