
PCI expansion cards
Hot installation or removal of PCI expansion cards
Adjacent to each of the five
Power LED | Indicates |
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Off | Power is off: All main rails have been removed from the |
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On | Power is on: The slot is powered on and the card should |
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Blinking | Power is in transition: The slot is in the process of |
| powering up or down. The card should not be inserted |
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| Off | Normal operation | ||
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| On | Attention - there is a power fault or operational problem | ||
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| Blinking | Locate - The slot is being identified at the user’s request. | ||
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To remove a hot-swap PCI expansion card with operating system hot-plug interface:
Caution | Only PCI cards in slots 1 - 5 are |
install or remove PCI cards in slots 6 or 7 without turning off your | |
| server and disconnecting it from the AC power source. |
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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,
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