3.Deactivate the PCI/PCI-X/PCIe card and slot.

a.Press the red attention button located on the MRL of the appropriate slot, and the power LED starts to blink.

b.Wait until the power LED goes from blinking to steady off.

NOTE: After pushing the attention button, you have five seconds to cancel the operation by pushing the attention button again.

4.Pull the gate latch toward the front of the chassis to completely unlock the PCI/PCI-X/PCIe card.

5.Open the MRL.

a.Press the indentation on the MRL to release it from the chassis wall.

b.Lift the edge of the MRL, and rotate it upward 90 degrees until it rests against the chassis wall and the PCI/PCI-X/PCIe card bulkhead is fully exposed.

6.Disconnect all external and internal cables attached to the PCI/PCI-X/PCIe card.

7.Grasp the PCI/PCI-X/PCIe card divider by the handle, and pull upward to eject the PCI/PCI-X/PCIe card from the slot.

8.Grasp the PCI/PCI-X/PCIe card by the edges and lift it out of the chassis.

CAUTION: When inserting the PCI/PCI-X/PCIe card, be careful that you do not accidentally touch an attention button on the other MRLs; this shuts down that PCI/PCI-X/PCIe card slot. If you do this, push the attention button again within five seconds to cancel the shutdown.

Also, ensure that you fully seat the card into the slot or the card can fail after power is reapplied to the slot.

9.Insert the PCI/PCI-X/PCIe card into the empty slot, and use firm, even pressure to seat the card in the slot.

10.Reconnect all internal and external cables to the PCI/PCI-X/PCIe card.

11.Close the MRL.

a.Rotate the MRL downward 90 degrees.

b.Push the edge of the MRL down until it clicks into place on the PCI/PCI-X/PCIe card bulkhead.

12.Close the gate latch to secure the end of the card if it is full-length.

13.Activate the PCI/PCI-X/PCIe card and slot.

a.Press the red attention button located on the MRL of the appropriate slot, and the power LED starts to blink.

b.Wait until the power LED goes from blinking to steady on.

NOTE: After pushing the attention button, you have five seconds to cancel the operation by pushing the attention button again. After five seconds, pressing the attention button initiates slot powerdown for online replacement (OLR) of the card.

14. Replace the top cover. See “Replacing the Top Cover” (page 182).

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