HP Integrity Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 Hardware Administrator's Guide v6.5

7. Press the attention button of the slot. The power LED again blinks for 5 seconds. While the
power LED is blinking, you can abort the request by pressing the attention button. Windows
loads and starts the drivers for all functions of the device or prompts you to install the drivers
for the new card. The system then begins using the device normally.
8. Verify the device is installed by using the Windows Device Manager. If the device is not
present, the addition failed.
Software interface
A software interface is not supported because Windows does not have a native interface for HP
hot-plug additions. The Microsoft Add Hardware Wizard and Scan for hardware changes features
are not sufficient to power and enable these cards.
Removing a PCI card
This section describes how to remove a PCI card (called a hot-plug deletion) on HP Integrity
servers running Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
NOTE: The Windows software interface is the preferred method for hot-plug deletions. Use
this method instead of the hardware interface.
Software interface for all HP Integrity servers except Superdome
To perform hot-plug deletions using the server software interface for all HP Integrity servers
except Superdome, follow these steps:
1. Request that Windows remove the hardware by clicking the Safely Remove Hardware
launch icon in the bottom right corner of the screen. Windows notifies you when it is safe
to remove the card.
NOTE: If you remove the card before notification from Windows that it is safe to do so, a
machine check abort (MCA) occurs.
2. Open the manual retention latch (MRL).
3. Remove the card.
4. Close the MRL.
Software interface for Superdome servers
To perform hot-plug deletions using the Superdome software interface, follow these steps:
1. Request that Windows remove the hardware by clicking the Safely Remove Hardware
launch icon in the bottom right corner of the screen. Windows notifies you when it is safe
to remove the card.
NOTE: If you remove the card before notification from Windows that it is safe to do so, a
machine check abort (MCA) occurs.
2. Remove the card.
Hardware interface for all HP Integrity servers
To perform hot-plug deletions using the server hardware interface for all HP Integrity servers,
follow these steps:
1. Locate the slot of PCI card to delete.
2. Press the attention button for the slot. The power LED begins flashing. During the 5 seconds
that the power LED is flashing, you can abort the request by pressing the attention button.
When the green LED stops blinking and is off, it is safe to remove the card.
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