PCI expansion cards

Hot installation or removal of PCI expansion cards

Adjacent to each of the five hot-swap PCI slots are power LEDs and attention LEDs. The attention LEDs indicate the operational condition of the slot, and the power LEDs indicate the power condition of the slot. There is also an Attention button, located by the green arrow on the PCI divider label, which is used to initiate the sequence to hot-swap a card.

Power LED

Indicates

(Green)

 

 

 

Off

Power is off: All main rails have been removed from the

 

slot and the card can be inserted or removed.

 

 

On

Power is on: The slot is powered on and the card should

 

not be inserted or removed.

 

 

Blinking

Power is in transition: The slot is in the process of

 

powering up or down. The card should not be inserted

 

or removed.

 

 

 

 

 

Attention LED

Indicates

 

(Orange)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off

Normal operation

 

 

 

 

 

 

On

Attention - there is a power fault or operational problem

 

 

 

with this slot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blinking

Locate - The slot is being identified at the user’s request.

 

 

 

 

 

Important

 

If you install or remove a PCI card without following the correct

 

 

procedure, the slot will automatically be turned off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To remove a hot-swap PCI expansion card with operating system hot-plug interface:

Caution

Only PCI cards in slots 1 - 5 are hot-swappable. Do not attempt to

install or remove PCI cards in slots 6 or 7 without turning off your

 

server and disconnecting it from the AC power source.

 

 

1 Follow the instructions in “Preventing static electricity discharge” on page 65.

2 Follow the instructions in “Opening the server case” on page 66, but do not turn off or unplug the server.

3 With the Microsoft Windows operating system open, double-click the Unplug/Eject icon in the taskbar to open the Unplug or Eject Hardware menu. The Unplug or Eject Hardware menu opens.

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