User`s manual

32 Hardware Installations and Upgrades
Installing or Removing a PCI Card
PCI cards can be installed into slots 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6. Do not attempt to install a PCI card into slot 2.
Slot 2 is reserved for the RAID DIMM accessory.
If you have the hot-plug version of the board, you can make use of the PCI hot-plug features. With
the PCI Hot Plug Upgrade Kit, you can hot swap PCI cards in PCI slots 1, 3, 4, and 5. Do not attempt
to hot-plug a PCI card into slots 2 or 6. Slot 2 is reserved for the RAID DIMM accessory and Slot 6 is
not hot-pluggable under any circumstances.
If you have not installed the PCI Hot Plug Upgrade kit you must power your server down and unplug
it before attempting to add or remove any of the PCI cards.
WARNING
Do not attempt to hot plug a PCI card without a hot plug board.
If you have the hot-plug kit installed you must first remove the PCI slot from service before attempting
to remove the card from the slot. Failure to remove the slot from service before removing the card
system may result in irreversible damage to the PCI card and / or to your server board.
1. Remove chassis cover.
2. Hot plug systems only: If the server is powered on, use the hot-plug interface utility available
through your operating system to remove the slot from service. Failure to remove the slot from
service before attempting to remove or add a card may result in irreversible damage to the PCI
card and / or to your server board.
3. Remove the PCI air duct from its position over the PCI slots and cards.
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Figure 23. Removing the PCI Air Duct