9-30 Upgrading Your Server
Hot-plug PCI Board
On the PCI board slots #5 through #8, you can replace or add a
Only
The PCI
Hot Add
Use Hot Add to install a Hot Plug PCI board while the server is operating.
Hot Remove
Use Hot Remove to remove a Hot Plug PCI board while the server is operating.
Hot Replace
Use Hot Replace to replace a Hot Plug PCI board while the server is operating.
IMPORTANT:
Before removing a PCI board, be sure to stop the driver of the slot (containing the PCI board) from the operating system (Windows 2000). Failure to do so may cause the system to fail.
For Windows 2000 server, do not use a function in inactive state after executing the PCI
Use the BIOS Setup utility to set the following before executing the PCI Hot Plug function:
Select [Advanced] → [PCI Configuration] →
[Reserving memory space for PHP] → Select memory space for installed board*1.
Select [Advanced] → [PCI Configuration] →
*1 If this menu is set to other than "Disabled," the memory capacity appears to be less than the actually installed memory capacity.
*2 An appropriate parameter of the installed board is applied to the slot by the system after installing the board and rebooting the system.
To execute the PCI
The board available for the hot addition varies depending on the clock rate previously set by PCI slots #5 and #6 or #7 and #8. Set the clock rate depending on the used PCI board appropriately referring to the description on the next page to use the BIOS Setup Utility. If a PCI board operating at a different clock rate is subject to the hot addition, the PCI slot fault lamp goes on and the hot plug cannot be done correctly. However, restarting the system allows BIOS to ignore the setting value and automatically operate the system with the optimum setting.
[Advanced] → [PCI Configuration] →
