Removing A Hot-Pluggable Pci Adapter - IBM F80 Service Manual

7. Carefully grasp the adapter by the edges and pull it straight out from the system
board. Store the adapter in a safe place.
8. If you plan to replace the adapter, go to "Replacing a Non-Hot-Pluggable PCI
Adapter" on page 333.
9. If you do not plan to replace the adapter,
a. Place a blank slot cover in the adapter slot and then lower the plastic stop over
b. Replace the system unit covers as described in "Replacing Covers" on

Removing a Hot-Pluggable PCI Adapter

Perform the following steps to remove a hot-pluggable adapter:
1. If you have not already done so, remove the front, rear, and left covers as described
in "Removing the Covers" on page 311.
2. Determine the slot from which you are removing the adapter.
3. Ensure that any processes or applications that might use the adapter are stopped.
Note: Removing a hot-pluggable PCI adapter requires the system administrator to
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the adapter bracket. Rotate the locking latch clockwise until it clicks into the
locked position.
page 314.
take the PCI adapter offline before performing any PCI adapter hot-plug
procedures. Before taking an adapter offline, the devices attached to the
adapter must be taken offline as well. This action prevents a service
representative or user from causing an unexpected outage for system users.
To verify that the adapter is in the Defined state, run the command ls-dev
-Cl resourcename, (where resourcename is the logical name of the adapter).
If the device is not in the Defined state, contact the system administrator to
have the adapter put in the Defined state.
If the device cannot be put in the Defined state, go to Map 210-3 in RS/6000
and Eserver pSeries Diagnostic Information for Multiple Bus Systems .