Installation guide

PCI Hot Plug Technology 10-9
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Installing PCI Hot Plug Expansion Boards
Before installing an expansion board into a PCI Hot Plug slot, you must install
an operating system that supports PCI Hot Plug technology. To install an
operating system, see Chapter 4, “Installing the Rack Server,” or Chapter 5,
“Installing the Tower Server.”
WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury from hazardous energy or of
damage to the equipment when working on energized servers:
■ Remove all watches, rings, and any other loose fitting jewelry.
■ Avoid the use of conductive tools inside the server that could bridge live
parts.
IMPORTANT: Illustrations in the following procedure show how to use the PCI Hot Plug
button, instead of a utility, to power down and power up the expansion slot. For
information about procedures using utilities and PCI Hot Plug applications, see the
“PCI Hot Plug Application Support” section in this chapter.
Use the following procedure to install an expansion board into a PCI Hot Plug
slot:
1. If the server is installed in the rack, extend the server from the rack.
2. Remove the access panel. See “Removing the Access Panel” in
Chapter 3, “Installing Hardware Options.”
3. Identify the PCI Hot Plug expansion slot that you want to populate and
the PCI Hot Plug button that manages it.
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.