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Chapter6
6. Maintenance and Upgrade Procedures
This chapter provides information about installing or removing components from your SGI
system, as follows:
• “Maintenance Precautions and Procedures” on page 107
• “Installing or Removing Internal Parts” on page 109
• “Adding or Replacing PCI/PCI-X Cards” on page 128
• “Installing or Replacing a Disk Drive in the IA Blade” on page 138

Maintenance Precautions and Procedures

This section describes how to open the system for maintenance and upgrade, protect the
components from static damage, and return the system to operation. The following topics are
covered:
• “Preparing the System for Maintenance or Upgrade” on page108
• “Returning the System to Operation” on page 108
• “Installing or Removing Internal Parts” on page 109