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User Serviceable Platform Components
Installing a Hot-plug PCI Add-in Card
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
page 155.
1. Observe the safety precautions, warnings, and cautions described in
5.
2. If your server is operating, use your operating system or GUI application to power down the
PCI slot.
3. Remove the top cover. For instructions, see
4. Being careful not to touch the components or gold edge-connectors on the add-in card, remove
the card from the anti-static bag, and place it on a clean, ESD-protected work surface.
5. Record the serial number of the board and any jumpers or switch settings according to the
board manufacturer's instructions. See
6. Push the retention latch at the rear of the card slot to open it. See letter "A" in Figure 73.
7. If necessary, remove the expansion slot cover in the slot you are using by sliding it up from
inside the chassis. See letter "B" in the figure.
8. Align and slide the adapter board down until it seats in its connector. If you are installing a full-
length card, guide the front of the card into the slot shown by letter "D" in the figure.
9. Press the card down firmly until it seats into the slot.
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"Installing a Non-Hot-Plug PCI
"Equipment
Intel® Server Platforms SR6850HW4 and SR6850HW4/M Product Guide
"Removing a Non-
"Safety
"Removing the Top
Cover", page 139.
Log", page 252.
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