User`s manual

64 65MAXDATA PLATINUM 7200 IR M6User Serviceable Platform Components

Removing Hot-plug PCI Card with Hardware 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 precautions, warnings, and cautions described in “Safety Information”.

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

3. Press the attention button for the slot.

 NOTE

Press the attention button again within five seconds to abort the hot-plug operation.

4. Wait for the power LED on the slot to turn off.

5. Disconnect any cables to the PCI card.

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

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

8. Pull up on the card to remove it.

9. Store the card in an anti-static bag.

10. 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 retention latch at the rear of the board slot into the

down position.

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

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