HP ProLiant ML570 Generation 2 Server Setup and Installation Guide

PCI-X Technology
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6. Lift the expansion board out of the server.
Figure 4-13: Removing a PCI Hot Plug expansion board
from the server
PCI Hot Plug Utilities
In partnerships with Microsoft, Novell, and Caldera, HP has developed software
support implementations for each operating system. HP is promoting standardization
with operating system software leaders to ensure the broad availability of PCI Hot
Plug technology. Each operating system supplier is responsible for its own
implementation of the software.
• Microsoft Windows NT operating system
The HP PCI Hot Plug Utility for Windows NT is the graphical interface for
management of PCI Hot Plug functions. Refer to the “HP PCI Hot Plug Utility
for Windows NT” section in this chapter.
• Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system
Windows 2000 contains native support for PCI Hot Plug functionality and
monitoring. For more information, refer to the documentation that ships with the
operating system.