Installing And Removing Pci Cards; Removing Hot-Plug Pci Card With Operating System Hot-Plug Interface - Intel SR4850HW4 - Server Platform - 0 MB RAM Product Manual

Installing and Removing PCI Cards

This section outlines the procedures for performing a Hot-plug operation with PCI cards and
installing and removing non-Hot-plug PCI cards. Cards can be hot-swapped in PCI slots 1 through
5. The server must be powered down to install or remove a card from PCI slots 6 and 7.
CAUTION
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.
See the BIOS release notes for the BIOS that is installed on the system to see if the attention button
can be used to initiate the slot power down.
Removing Hot-plug PCI Card with Operating System Hot-plug
Interface
CAUTION
Only PCI add-in cards in PCI slots 1 through 5 are hot-swappable. If you are
adding or removing a PCI card from PCI slot 6 or 7, see
Hot-Plug PCI
1. Observer the safety, ESD, and other precautions described in
2. Remove the top cover. For instructions, see
3. If you are using a Microsoft* Windows* operating system, double-click the "Unplug/Eject"
icon in the taskbar to open the "Unplug or Eject Hardware" menu.
4. Select the device to be removed and click "Stop".
5. Wait for the PCI slot power LED at the rear if the slot to turn off.
6. Disconnect any cables attached to the card.
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