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Installing a Hot-Plug PCI Add-In Board

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Installing a Hot-Plug PCI Add-In Board To install a hot-plug PCI add-in board: 1. Remove the rear access cover (page 29). 2. If the LED for the slot indicates that power to the slot is on, turn it off by using the PCI hot-plug application software on your system (see "Operating System Support for Hot-Plug Add-In Boards" on page 57). The LED adjacent to the slot should now be off. 3. Open the latches on the front and rear retention mechanisms (Figure 30, A and B). 4. If necessary, remove and save the expansion slot cover. 5. Prepare the new PCI board for installation: a. Remove the add-in board from its protective wrapper. Be careful not to touch the components or gold edge connectors. Place the add-in board with the component side up on an antistatic surface. b. Record the serial number of the add-in board in your equipment log. c. Set jumpers or switches according to the manufacturer's instructions. A Latch, rear retention mechanism B Latch, front retention mechanism Figure 30. Installing a Hot-Plug PCI Add-In Board 6. On the edge opposite the connectors, grasp the board by both corners. Orient the board to the vacant hot-plug slot so that the metal retention bracket is toward the rear of the chassis. 7. Insert the board into the front and rear retention mechanisms. Carefully push down on the board until it engages and fully seats in the slot connector. Installing and Removing Components 59

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Installing a Hot-Plug PCI Add-In Board
To install a hot-plug PCI add-in board:
1.
Remove the rear access cover (page 29).
2.
If the LED for the slot indicates that power to the slot is on, turn it off by using the PCI hot-plug
application software on your system (see “Operating System Support for Hot-Plug Add-In
Boards” on page 57).
The LED adjacent to the slot should now be off.
3.
Open the latches on the front and rear retention mechanisms (Figure 30, A and B).
4.
If necessary, remove and save the expansion slot cover.
5.
Prepare the new PCI board for installation:
a.
Remove the add-in board from its protective wrapper.
Be careful not to touch the
components or gold edge connectors.
Place the add-in board with the component side up on
an antistatic surface.
b.
Record the serial number of the add-in board in your equipment log.
c.
Set jumpers or switches according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
A
Latch, rear retention mechanism
B
Latch, front retention mechanism
Figure 30.
Installing a Hot-Plug PCI Add-In Board
6.
On the edge opposite the connectors, grasp the board by both corners.
Orient the board to the
vacant hot-plug slot so that the metal retention bracket is toward the rear of the chassis.
7.
Insert the board into the front and rear retention mechanisms.
Carefully push down on the board
until it engages and fully seats in the slot connector.
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