IBM Power System POWER7 Series Common Service Procedures page 112

7. At the Task Selection list, select Hot Plug Manager, and then select PCI Hot Plug Manager.
8. Select Unconfigure a Device, and then press Enter.
9. Press F4 (or Esc+4) to display the Device Names menu.
10. Select the adapter you are removing in the Device Names menu.
11. Use the Tab key to answer YES to Keep Definition. Use the Tab key again to answer YES to
Unconfigure Child Devices, then press Enter.
12. The ARE YOU SURE screen is displayed. Press Enter to verify the information. Successful
unconfiguration is indicated by the OK message displayed next to the Command field at the top of
the screen.
13. Press F3 (or Esc +3) twice to return to the Hot Plug Manager menu.
14. Select replace/remove PCI Hot Plug adapter.
15. Select the slot that has the device to be removed from the system.
16. Select Replace. Or, if you need to remove an adapter without replacing it, select Remove. A
fast-blinking amber LED located at the back of the machine near the adapter indicates that the slot
has been identified.
17. Press Enter. This places the adapter in the action state, meaning it is ready to be removed from the
system.
18. Label, and then disconnect all cables attached to the adapter you plan to remove.
19. Lift up on the PCI adapter EMC shield (A) as shown in Figure 36 and then rotate it up and away
from the cassette as shown in Figure 37 on page 99.
If the PCI adapter does not have an EMC shield, go to step 20.
Figure 36. Lift up on the EMC shield
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