Compaq ProLiant DL380 Generation 2 Setup and Installation Guide

PCI Hot Plug Technology 8-9

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4. Remove the PCI shipping bracket. See the “Removing the PCI Shipping

Bracket” section in Chapter 3, “Installing Hardware Options.”

NOTE: The PCI shipping bracket is only required if you intend to ship the server with PCI

expansion boards installed.

5. Identify the hot-plug expansion slot you want to populate and the PCI

Hot Plug button that manages it. See Figure 8-2.

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.

6. Press the PCI Hot Plug button, and observe the blinking green power

LED until the illumination stops.

7. Open the slot release lever:

a. Press and hold the release lever to unlock it .

b. Swing the release lever open .

Figure 8-4. Opening the slot release lever

8. Remove the expansion slot cover. See the “Removing Expansion Slot

Covers” section in Chapter 3, “Installing Hardware Options.”