Hot Installing An Expansion Board - HP ML570 - ProLiant - G2 Setup And Installation Manual

PCI-X Technology
IMPORTANT: Illustrations in the following procedures show how to use the PCI Hot Plug
button, instead of a utility, to power down and power up the expansion slot. For information
about procedures using utilities and PCI Hot Plug applications, refer to the "PCI Hot Plug
Utilities" section in this chapter.

Hot Installing an Expansion Board

To install an expansion board into a PCI-X Hot Plug slot:
1. If the server is installed in the rack, extend the server from the rack.
2. Open the hot-plug door. Refer to "Opening the Hot-Plug Door" in Chapter 3,
"Installing Hardware Options."
3. Identify the PCI Hot Plug expansion slot that you want to populate and the PCI
Hot Plug button that manages it.
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CAUTION: Do not attempt this hot-plug operation if your operating system does
not provide PCI Hot Plug support or if you do not have the appropriate device
drivers installed. Failure to properly execute a hot-plug operation can halt your
system.
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