User`s manual

62 63MAXDATA PLATINUM 7200 IR M6User Serviceable Platform Components

Installing and Removing PCI Cards

This section outlines the procedures for performing a hot-plug operation with PCI cards and installing

and removing non-hot-plug PCI cards. Cards can be hot-swapped in PCI slots 1 through 5. The server

must be powered down to install or remove a card from PCI slots 6 and 7.

CAUTION

Expansion slot covers must be installed on all vacant slots to maintain the electromagnetic emission

characteristics of the server and to ensure proper cooling of the system.

Removing Hot-plug PCI Card with Operating System Hot-Plug Interface

CAUTION

Only PCI add-in cards in PCI slots 1 through 5 are hot-swappable. If you are adding or removing a PCI

card from PCI slot 6 or 7, see “Removing a Non-Hot-Plug PCI Card” and “Installing a Non-Hot-Plug

PCI Card”.

1. Observe the safety, ESD, and other precautions described in “Safety Information”.

2. Remove the top cover. For instructions, see “Removing the Top Cover”.

3. If you are using a Microsoft

Windows

operating system, double-click the “Unplug/Eject” icon

in the taskbar to open the “Unplug or Eject Hardware” menu.

4. Select the device to be removed and click “Stop”.

5. Wait for the PCI slot power LED at the rear if the slot to turn off.

6. Disconnect any cables attached to the card.

7. Rotate the retention latch at the rear of the card slot into the up position.

8. If a long card is installed, press the blue plastic piece at the front of the card.

9. Pull up on the card to remove it.

10. Store the card in an antistatic protective wrapper.

11. Install an expansion slot cover over the empty slot or install a replacement PCI card:

- To install an expansion slot cover: align the cover with the slot from the rear of the chassis.

Press the cover into the slot. Rotate the bracket at the rear of the card slot into the down

position.

- To install a replacement PCI card: see “Installing a Hot-plug PCI Add-in Card”.

12. Install the top cover. For instructions, see “Installing the Top Cover”.