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Notes:
1. Ensure that the PCI hot-plug device driver is installed. For details, see the
documentation that came with the adapter.
2. If you are installing a ServeRAID adapter, go to "ServeRAID adapter installation"
on page 77. If you are replacing the Remote Supervisor Adapter, go to "Remote
Supervisor Adapter replacement" on page 76. Otherwise continue with the
following instructions.
Complete the following steps to install a hot-plug PCI/PCI-X adapter:
Notes:
1. Read the information in "Before you begin" on page 71.
2. Read the safety precautions at "Safety notices (multilingual translations)" on
page 149.
3. Read the material at "Working inside the server with the power on" on page 72.
1. Remove the top cover (see "Removing the server top cover and bezel" on page
72) and determine which PCI-X expansion slot you will use for the adapter.
Note: All six PCI-X slots support hot-plug PCI/PCI-X adapters.
Adapter
retention
latch
Attention
LED
Power
LED
2. Slide the orange adapter-retention tab toward the rear of the server and lift the
adapter-retention latch. The power LED turns off for the appropriate slot.
3. Slide the expansion-slot cover up and out of the server; then move the blue
PCI-adapter locking lever to the right (as viewed from the front) to enable
insertion of the new adapter.
Adapter
Adapter
retention
tab
Adapter locking lever
Lock
Unlock
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