Acer R920 Series manual Removing and installing a non-hot-plug PCI card

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Removing and installing a non-hot-plug PCI card

PCI cards installed in slots 1 and 2 are hot-pluggable. If you are adding or removing a card from one of these slots, you can do so without powering down the server. For information, refer to page 59.

To remove a non-hot-plug PCI card:

Caution! Damage to the system occurs if power is not removed from the system prior to removal or installation of non-hot-plug boards.

1Perform the pre-installation instructions described on page 39.

2Disconnect any cables attached to the PCI card.

3Perform steps 5 through 10 described in the “To remove a hot-plug PCI card with OS hot-plug interface” section on page 59.

To install a non-hot-plug PCI card:

1Perform the pre-installation instructions described on page 39.

2Perform steps 2 to 8 described in the “To install a new hot-plug PCI card” section on page 62.